Pepperidge Farm Voluntarily Recalls Goldfish Crackers About Risk Of Salmonellosis

(Reuters) – Pepperidge Farm, owned by Campbell Soup, is voluntarily recalling 3.3 million units of Goldfish crackers because of the possible presence of salmonella, the company said on Monday.

Pepperidge Farm said in a statement that it had been informed by a supplier of ingredients that the whey powder used to season four varieties of crackers could contain salmonella.

The four recalled varieties are Cheddar Xtra Flavor Blasted, Sour Cream and Onion Flavored Flavor, Red Fish Cooked with Whole Grain Xtra Cheddar and Xtra Cheddar with Goldfish Mix + Pretzel.

The company stated that no disease had been reported. Company spokeswoman Bethridge Toovell said the number of units affected by the recall. [279001] Mondelez Global LLC said Saturday that it was voluntarily recalling some Ritz Cracker sandwiches and Ritz Bits products on similar concerns about the whey powder ingredient potentially contaminated with the presence of salmonella.

Earlier this month, Kellogg Co said it was recalling about 1.3 million cases of its Honey Smacks cereals from more than 30 US states due to the risk of salmonella contamination.

The US Food and Drug Administration also warned residents of eight US states of Salmonella hatchery-related melon reminders distributed to stores operated by Costco Wholesale Corp., Kroger Co., Walmart Inc and Amazon. com Whole Foods from Inc.