Milk Chocolate Peanuts in 10 oz, 3 oz, and 5 oz bags

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Milk Chocolate Peanuts in 10 oz, 3 oz, and 5 oz bags Gorant Candies Inc A Division of Carlton Cards Retail Inc · reported 2013-03-13

Terminated This recall has been closed out by the agency.

Reason for recall: The product is being recalled because it was manufactured using peanuts that were recalled by Peanut Corporation of America because of their potential to be contaminated with Salmonella.
Classification: Class I
Recall initiated: 2009-02-03
Reported by the agency: 2013-03-13
Closed out (terminated): 2013-03-11
Recalling firm: Gorant Candies Inc A Division of Carlton Cards Retail Inc
Youngstown, OH
United States
This is the firm that issued the recall — commonly a distributor or processor. It is not the origin of contamination.
Distribution (the agency's own words): Product was distributed to wholesalers and retailers throughout the continental US and to Canada. US states product was distributed to includes: AL, AR, AZ, CA, CT, DE, FL, GA, IA, IL, IN, KY, MA, MD, MI, MS, NC, NE, NH, NJ, NY, OH, PA, SC, TN, TX, VA, WA, and WI.
States we parsed from that text: AL AR AZ CA CT DE FL GA IA IL IN KY MA MD MI MS NC NE NH NJ NY OH PA SC TN TX VA WA WI
The agency named these states. Parse method explicit_state_list, confidence high.
Food category: Candy & chocolate Dairy Nuts, seeds & nut buttersderived
Assigned by a reviewed keyword rulebook over the product description, not by the agency.
Recall type: Voluntary: Firm initiated
Recall number: F-1043-2013

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