Snacks sold at Target, Walmart, others recalled
Palmer Candy Co. treats sold nationwide under various brands
ASBURY PARK, N.J. – A variety of frosted and coated pretzels, popcorn snack mixes and cookies sold at Walmart, Target, Dollar General and other stores were recalled over a salmonella risk.
Palmer Candy Co. recalled its white-coated confectionery items because they have the potential to be contaminated with salmonella, according to the Food and Drug Administration.
Those items were sold to stores and wholesale distributors nationwide.
They include the brands Freshness Guaranteed, Palmer, Sweet Smiles, Snackin’ With The Crew, Casey’s, Sconza Chocolates, Favorite Day Bakery, Sunny Select, Urge! and Kwik Trip Inc.
The items were sold nationwide in Walmart, HyVee, Target and Dollar General and to distributors in Alabama, California, Florida, Illinois, Iowa, Kansas, Missouri, Nebraska, North Dakota, Oregon, Pennsylvania, South Carolina, South Dakota, Texas, Virginia, Wisconsin and Wyoming.
The individual products include bags, pouches and tubs of items like peanut butter snack mix, patriotic coated pretzel twists and popcorn, yogurt-covered pretzels and “zebra” fudge cookies.
The “best if used by” dates range from December 2024 to April 2025.
According to the FDA, Palmer Candy was notified by its liquid coating supplier that an ingredient from one of its suppliers was potentially contaminated with salmonella.
Salmonella is “an organism which can cause serious and sometimes fatal infections in young children, frail or elderly people, and others with weakened immune systems. Healthy persons
infected with salmonella often experience fever, diarrhea (which may be bloody), nausea, vomiting and abdominal pain,” according to the FDA. No illnesses have been reported to date.
The company and the FDA continue to investigate, and production of the product was suspended.
Consumers who purchased white-coated confectionery items made by Palmer Candy Co. can return them to their place of purchase for a full refund.
For a complete list of items in the recall, go to tinyurl.com/mrxu7jkb.
Anyone with questions can call Palmer at 800-831-0828.