From Ed Huyer, Scout Executive, Pee Dee Area Council:

Please take a moment to read the attached press release from Weaver Popcorn (makers of Trails' End popcorn) regarding a voluntary recall of certain 9.5 Ounce cans of Caramel Corn with Peanuts.

This voluntary recall is in response to the Salmonella outbreak in products with peanuts. Weaver Popcorn emphasizes that there have been NO reports of illnesses from their products but have agreed to abide by the FDA's request for this voluntary recall. Weaver Popcorn sent samples of their peanuts and Caramel Corn with Peanuts to a nationally recognized laboratory for analysis and all tests came back negative. A nationally recognized expert on Salmonella did an inspection and review of Weaver Popcorn's processes and advised that "he is completely confident that no Salmonella organisms would survive the manufacturing heat process."

The press release explains what manufacturing codes to look for on the foil bags, what to do if one is found, and it has a contact telephone number and e-mail address if anyone has further questions.

Please disseminate this information to others.

Edward R. Huyer
Scout Executive/CEO

From Trail's End

Weaver Popcorn Company Issues a Nationwide Precautionary Voluntary Recall of
9.5 oz. Trail's End® Caramel Corn with Peanuts
Contact:
Cathy Yingling
(317) 264-5860
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE -- February 4, 2009 – As a result of the expansion of Peanut
Corporation of America’s (PCA) Salmonella related recall to include all peanut ingredient products
produced in their Blakely, Georgia facility since January 1, 2007, Weaver Popcorn Company has
issued a precautionary voluntary recall for the following product:
• 9.5 oz. Trail’s End® Caramel Corn with Peanuts, with code date markings of “102861 109
JAN 19 08” through “102861 297 JUL 23 09”.
No other Trail's End or Weaver Popcorn Company products are part of this recall.
"Although Weaver Popcorn has received no complaints or reports of any illness related to this
product, we are taking this precautionary action out of an abundance of caution and consistent with
our 80-year unwavering commitment to consumer safety and to providing the highest-quality
products," said Mike Weaver, Weaver Popcorn Company President and CEO.
Since the vast majority of this product has not been sold for a number of months, it is assumed that
what has been sold has been consumed. Consumers who have purchased this recalled product are
urged to destroy it. Consumers with an unopened, sealed popcorn foil bag, with the above listed
code dates, can arrange for a refund by calling 1-800-782-4255 (Monday through Friday from
8:00am – 3:00pm EST) or by sending an email to ccp@trails-end.com
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*** 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, nausea, vomiting and abdominal pain. In
rare cases, infection with salmonella can result in the organism getting into the bloodstream and
producing more severe illnesses, such as arterial infections (i.e. infected aneurysms), endocarditis
and arthritis. For more information on Salmonella, please visit the Centers for Disease Control and
Prevention’s Website at http://www.cdc.gov.]