Supreme Protein Voluntarily Recalls Supreme Protein® brand Peanut Butter Crunch Bars and Caramel Nut Bars

Supreme Protein, Inc. is updating its announcement that it is voluntarily recalling the lots identified below of Supreme Protein® brand Peanut Butter Crunch Bars and Caramel Nut Bars. These bars are being recalled out of an abundance of caution because they contain peanut paste which has the potential of being exposed to Salmonella at the Georgia manufacturing facility that makes this ingredient. Although extensive laboratory testing has indicated no Salmonella contamination to date in any Supreme Protein bars (including the lot #’s listed below), we are taking this step as a precautionary measure to ensure the utmost safety of our products. Supreme Protein, Inc. is voluntarily recalling specific lots of the following products that contain peanut paste manufactured at the Georgia peanut butter plant:

-- Supreme Protein® brand Peanut Butter Crunch Bars (20, 43¹ and 86 gram sizes)
-- Supreme Protein® brand Caramel Nut Bars (20, 50* and 96 gram sizes)
-- Supreme Protein® brand Caramel Nut (Energy) Bars

Both the Ohio manufacturing facility and the peanut paste used in these bars have been tested extensively for the presence of Salmonella and to date, all test results have been negative. In addition, Supreme Protein has not received any consumer complaints of symptoms related to Salmonella.

Supreme Protein requests that consumers check the lot numbers of any of the above-listed products they have purchased. The lot number can be found under the fold on the back of the wrapper of the individual bars and on top of each box of bars. If consumers find that they have these products in their possession marked with any of these specific lot numbers, they are asked not to consume the products. Consumers seeking a replacement or refund for recalled products should visit the company’s website at www.supremeprotein.com. Other lot numbers of Supreme Protein products are not affected by this recall. Supreme Protein intends to update this notice as the situation develops.

Although all of the numerous tests of the peanut paste used in the products have been negative and the company is not aware of any detrimental effects associated with these products, Supreme Protein is taking this extremely conservative position out of an abundance of caution.

People infected with Salmonella can have some or all of nausea, vomiting, diarrhea or bloody diarrhea, abdominal cramping and fever. Rarely, Salmonella can result in more serious disease, including headache, joint pain, muscle pain, eye irritation, and urinary tract symptoms. Consumers exhibiting these signs after having contact with this product should contact their healthcare providers.

These products are being removed from retail stores for the time being.

The affected lot numbers are:

Caramel Nut 96g	Caramel Nut 50g	Caramel Nut 20g	Peanut Butter 86g	Peanut Butter 43g	Peanut Butter 20g	Caramel Nut Energy	Caramel Nut 50g CAN	Peanut Butter 43g CAN.
B8225A	B8218A	B8225A	B8219A	B8238A	B8255A	B8218A	B8218A	B8238A
B8231A	B8231A	B8252A	B8238A	B8252A	B8266A	B8240A	B8261A	B8252A
B8257A	B8261A	B8255A	B8246A	B8259A	B8275A	B8257A	B8285A	B8323A
B8264A	B8274A	B8266A	B8266A	B8266A	B9006A	B9012A	B8324A
B8266A	B8296A	B8283A	B8275A	B8315A
B8274A	B8322A	B8285A	B8291A	B8343A
B8275A	B8324A	B8296A	B8302A	B8353A
B8283A	B8354A	B8357A	B8311A
B8285A		B9006A	B8315A
B8296A			B8331A
B8299A			B8336A
B8301A			B8343A
B8311A			B8353A
B8329A			B9006A
B8337A			B9013A
B8347A
B8354A
B9006A
B9012A

¹ Canadian version also