Meijer voluntarily recalls crackers, ice cream containing peanut butter

1/19/2009

GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. Meijer Inc. is recalling two types of crackers and two varieties of ice cream sold in Illinois and four other states due to possible salmonella contamination.

Meijer brand Cheese and Peanut Butter and Toasty Peanut Butter sandwich crackers and Peanut Butter and Jelly and Peanut Butter Cup ice cream are being recalled.

The Grand Rapids-based grocer and retailer said in a news release Monday that the makers of the products have announced possible contamination. The products are sold in Meijer stores and gas stations in Michigan, Ohio, Indiana, Illinois and Kentucky.

A salmonella outbreak has killed at least six people and sickened more than 470 others in Michigan and 42 other states.