Contact: Joe M. Grillo Table
Talk Pies 617-951-0000 or 617-429-6933
TABLE TALK PIES ANNOUNCES
VOLUNTARY PRODUCT RECALL
WORCESTER, Mass., Sept. 18,
2003 - Table Talk Pies announced today it has voluntarily recalled
a quantity of assorted snack fruit pies. The pies, which are sold
under various labels in a number of states on the East Coast, may
contain a pecan residue on the product surface which could potentially
affect a small segment of the population with known allergies to
nuts.
The company said all affected
products are immediately being removed from store shelves, with
new supplies expected to be available by this weekend. The company
emphasized that it has received no reports of illnesses associated
with these products. In the event a consumer has purchased one of
the pies before they were removed from stores, they should either
return the product for a full refund or discard it.
Christos Cocaine, Table Talk
Pies president, said, "Our top priorities are consumer and
product safety. Although we believe there is only a very slight
chance that an individual could be affected by the products in question,
we voluntarily chose to recall the pies immediately. We have also
notified and are cooperating fully with the Food and Drug Administration.
We have already corrected this problem and regret any inconvenience
to our valued customers."
The affected fruit pie flavors
are blueberry, apple, pineapple, lemon, cherry, chocolate éclair,
peach and pumpkin. The recall affects approximately 275,000 4-inch
snack pies.
The company has set up a consumer
hotline to respond to inquiries. Consumers can have questions answered
by calling 508-438-1513.
The affected products were
baked in the company's Worcester plant between September 16 and
September 17 and distributed to retail outlets from Maine to Virginia.
The labels and product codes are:
Table Talk Label
0927 OCT 02 0928 OCT 03 SEP
25 SEP 26 SEP 28 SEP 29 SEP 30 OCT 2
Freihofer Label SEP 27 - 4
Entenmann's Label 27 27 30
29 1001 1002 1003 1003
Frisbie Label 927 OCT 02
Blue Ribbon Label SEP 26 SEP
27
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