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ST. LOUIS NEWS TODAY - Sunday, January 18, 2009
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Kellogg Company Announces Voluntary Nationwide Recall of Peanut Butter Products
ST. LOUIS, MO, (SLFP.com), January 18, 2009 - Kellogg Company has announced a voluntary recall of certain Austin(R) and Keebler(R) branded Peanut Butter Sandwich Crackers and select snack-size packs of Famous Amos(R) Peanut Butter Cookies and Keebler(R) Soft Batch Homestyle Peanut Butter Cookies because the products have the potential to be contaminated with Salmonella.
The American Peanut Council hasjoined the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) in urging consumers to postpone eating products made with peanut butter pending information about which products contain ingredients produced by a plant in Blakely, Georgia. Products from that plant have been linked to salmonella contamination in Minnesota, Georgia and Connecticut. Retail peanut butter brands on grocery shelves are safe and need not be avoided. Consumers should visit www.fda.gov for a list of affected products in the days ahead.
"While approximately 99.9 per cent of peanut butter and peanut paste in America did not come from the Blakely plant, consumers must err on the side of safety until the FDA finds out exactly which products are and are not affected," said Patrick Archer, President of the American Peanut Council. "This is the best way to ensure continued confidence in the safety, quality and nutritional benefits of American peanut products."
The FDA has traced one likely source of salmonella contamination to a plant owned by Peanut Corporation of America (PCA), where the company manufactures peanut butter and peanut paste, a concentrated product consisting of ground, roasted peanuts. PCA has announced a voluntary recall of all peanut butter produced at the plant on or after August 8, 2008, all peanut paste produced on or after September 26, 2008, and 21 lots of peanut butter produced on or after July 1, 2008.
While none of this product was sold at retail to the general public, some of the peanut butter and peanut paste manufactured by PCA is used as ingredients in products such as cookies, crackers, cereal, candy and ice cream. Some of the peanut butter is also distributed in bulk for further manufacturing into products containing peanut butter and to large institutions, such as nursing homes and hospitals.
For more information about PCA's recall, please visit www.peanutcorp.com. PCA has set up a toll-free hotline number 1-877-564-7080 to answer questions.
ConAgra Foods, Inc., has announced that none of its products that contain any peanut- or peanut-based ingredients are associated with the federal government's ongoing salmonella investigation. This includes all of the products the company makes under its branded product lines, including Peter Pan Peanut Butter, as well as the products made for its food service and store brand customers. Neither ConAgra Foods nor any of its suppliers purchase any ingredients from the Peanut Corporation of America, which is linked to this salmonella investigation.
Additionally, ConAgra Foods is not among the 30 companies that have been asked by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration to consider holding or recalling their peanut-containing products due to this ongoing salmonella investigation.
In the wake of the worst holiday shopping season since the Great Depression, Macy's Inc. decision to close 11 stores, including the Crestwood location, will also eliminate 1,000 workers' jobs.
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Circuit City Closes US Operations
ST. LOUIS, MO, (SLFP.com), January 18, 2009 - Circuit City Stores, Inc. has announced that it will seek Bankruptcy Court approval to begin the process to liquidate the assets of the company. Circuit City employs approximately 34,000 associates in the U.S.
"We are extremely disappointed by this outcome. The company had been in continuous negotiations regarding a going concern transaction. Regrettably for the more than 30,000 employees of Circuit City and our loyal customers, we were unable to reach an agreement with our creditors and lenders to structure a going-concern transaction in the limited timeframe available, and so this is the only possible path for our company," said James A. Marcum, vice chairman and acting president and chief executive officer for Circuit City Stores, Inc.
Circuit City will provide more details in the near term about the plans for the liquidation of the stores and other assets, the status of the company's Web site and firedogSM services operations, the status of its Canadian operations and plans for the company's bankruptcy proceedings.
The company does not anticipate any value will remain from the bankruptcy estate for the holders of the company's common equity, although this will be determined in the continuing bankruptcy proceedings. The company filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection in November 2008.
Liquidators began arriving in 567 stores across the U.S. over the weekend, and closing sales started Saturday, January 17. Closing sales will run as long as it takes to sell existing inventory, but are expected to wrap up by the end of March. When the liquidation sales are completed, the stores will be closed.
Circuit City Canadian operations will continue, as they are not affected by the liquidation of Circuit City's U.S. operations. The Canadian operations employ approximately 3,000 associates.
Steer It and Clear It Traffic Law Signs Being Installed
ST. LOUIS, MO, (PRNewswire-USNewswire), January 18, 2009 - If you're involved in a minor traffic crash, one of the first thoughts you might have is whether or not you should move your vehicle.
The answer is yes.
A state law that took effect 10 years ago requires vehicles involved in minor, non-injury crashes to move off the road. The Missouri Department of Transportation is using the 10-year anniversary to remind motorists to "steer it and clear it" to ensure minor traffic crashes don't turn into major pileups. The agency is also putting up signs in the St. Louis and Kansas City areas with the "steer it and clear it" message.
"If you're involved in a minor traffic crash and there aren't any injuries, you need to move your vehicle onto the shoulder or other nearby location off of the roadway," MoDOT Director Pete Rahn said. "Every minute a vehicle stops on the freeway and blocks one lane of traffic, it backs up approaching traffic for four minutes."
Rahn said the law - known as the "Move It" law - also helps reduce the chance of motorists being involved in secondary crashes, which cause 18 percent of fatalities in Missouri.
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