Abbott Nutrition Announces Voluntary Withdrawal of ZonePerfect(R) Chocolate Caramel Cluster Bars in New Zealand

AUCKLAND, Feb. 19 /PRNewswire-AsiaNet/ --

Abbott Nutrition today announced that it is initiating a precautionary, voluntary withdrawal of ZonePerfect(R) Chocolate Caramel Cluster bars in New Zealand in connection with the expanded Product Action regarding peanut ingredients manufactured by Peanut Corporation of America (PCA).

Abbott Nutrition is taking this action as a precautionary measure because peanut granules in these bars were sourced from the PCA plant in Plainview, Texas. Since Abbott Nutrition conducts extensive quality testing prior to distribution, the company has no reason to believe there is a health or safety issue with the impacted bars.

This action completes Abbott Nutrition's withdrawal of all products containing ingredients from PCA. Abbott Nutrition no longer uses PCA as a supplier for any ingredients.
The impacted bars were distributed nationally through retail stores. Abbott is working with retail partners to remove the specified products from retail store shelves. Consumers who have purchased the withdrawn products are urged to destroy them. New Zealand consumers with questions may contact Abbott Nutrition NZ Customer Service at 0800 666 444, Monday through Friday, between the hours of 9 a.m. and 5 p.m.

Abbott Nutrition previously announced a Product Action on the ZonePerfect Peanut Toffee bars in New Zealand, which contained other peanut ingredients supplied by the PCA plant in Blakely, Georgia. No other Abbott Nutrition products are affected in New Zealand.

Products in New Zealand impacted by today's announcement are as follows:

-- ZonePerfect Chocolate Caramel Cluster bars, all sizes and quantities

Products in New Zealand subject to our previous announcement on Jan. 19 are as follows:

-- ZonePerfect Peanut Toffee bars, 50g

For images of all impacted products, please visit the following link:

http://abbottnutrition.com/pdf/peanut.pdf

SOURCE: Abbott

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