Alert

Mountain Man Nut & Fruit Co.® Announces Voluntary Recall of Hazelnut

Company Contact:
Mike Conner,
303-841-4041 ext. 306

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE - December 18, 2009 - Parker, Colorado – Mountain Man Nut & Fruit Co. is voluntarily recalling select products containing shelled hazelnuts (filberts).

Mountain Man is initiating this recall in conjunction with the recall from Kunze Fams due to the fact that raw hazelnuts could have been exposed to salmonella and become contaminated. During routine inspection of the hazelnut shelling facility one salmonella test came back positive. In the interest of the safety of our customers, Mountain Man is requesting that customers return any of the lot codes below to their place of purchase for replacement or refund.

Mountain Man has not received any complaints of consumer illness associated with these products. This is strictly a precautionary recall to insure the safety of our customers.

All of the below is product that would have been manufactured and packaged since November 1, 2009 and December 17, 2009. Product purchased before or after these dates should not be affected by this recall.

Product Name	Lot Codes Affected
Filberts	289091A, 299091A
Natural Mixed Nuts	32009, 33809
Fancy Mixed Nuts – 8 & 16 oz bags	30909, 31309, 31709, 32009 32309, 32909, 33509, 33709 34209, 34309, 34809, 34909 35009
Choice Mixed Nuts – 16 oz bags	31309, 32709, 33609, 34909
Dry Roast Mixed Nuts – 16 oz bags	30909
Sweet Simplicity™ Trail Mix	32909
Mountain Jubilee® Trail Mix – 8 & 16 oz bags	31309, 32409, 33709, 34909
Cinnamon Almond Appleanche™ Trail Mix	31009
Fancy Mixed Nut Gift Packs – 1.75 lb	All product except 35009
Fancy Mixed Nut Gift Packs – 1 lb	All product except 35009

Product with these lot codes could also be present as a component in some of our gift baskets, including the 12 Tastes Basket, Bounty Basket and Half-Pound Sampler Basket. Because all of the products in a gift basket are individually packaged, only the above named products would be subject to this recall. Customers who receive these baskets can bring any of the above products to a distributor or store to receive a replacement product.

The above affected product has only been distributed through Mountain Man Distributors, Retail Stores and directly through our website.

Also note that any product sold in the State of Oregon is not affected by this recall.

Consumers who have purchased the recalled products should return them to their place of purchase for replacement product or a refund. Questions may be directed to the company at 1-800-225-0045, Monday-Friday between the hours of 7:00 AM and 4:30 PM MST.

About Salmonella

Salmonella is an organism which can cause serious and sometimes fatal infections in young children, frail or elderly people, and other with weakened immune systems. Healthy persons infected with Salmonella often experience fever, diarrhea (which may be bloody), nausea, vomiting and abdominal pain. In rare circumstances, infection with Salmonella can result in the organism getting into the bloodstream and producing more severe illnesses such as arterial infections (i.e. infected aneurysms), endocarditis and arthritis. For more information on Salmonella, please visit the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s Website at http://www.cdc.gov.

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