Kroger Chicken Noodle Soup sold @ Dillon: undeclared milk

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Food Allergy & Anaphylaxis Network allergy alert press release:

**THE FOOD ALLERGY & ANAPHYLAXIS NETWORK SPECIAL FOOD ALLERGY ALERT
NOTICE**

MILK ALLERGY ALERT
June 25, 2008

Bay Valley Foods is recalling “Kroger Chicken Noodle Soup” due to
undeclared milk.

The recalled soup was distributed through Dillon stores in Kansas,
Missouri, and Nebraska.

The product comes in 10.5-oz. cans, is marked with lot code 52104098, and
has a “best before” date code of 40910 that can be found on the bottom of
the can.

Consumers may return the product to the place of purchase for a full
refund. Consumers with questions may call (800) 983-0823.

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...and, now, the U.S. FDA press release on the same recall:

Recall -- Firm Press Release

FDA posts press releases and other notices of recalls and market withdrawals from the firms involved as a service to consumers, the media, and other interested parties. FDA does not endorse either the product or the company.

Bay Valley Foods Issues Allergy Alert on Undeclared Milk in Mislabeled Kroger Chicken Noodle Soup

Contact:
Ron Bottrell
Hill & Knowlton, Inc.
312-446-6595

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE -- Westchester, IL -- June 24, 2008 -- Bay Valley Foods is recalling five cases (24 cans per case) of mislabeled Kroger Chicken Noodle Soup because it may contain undeclared milk. The cans actually contain Cream of Celery soup. People who have an allergy or severe sensitivity to milk are at risk if they consume these products. No illnesses have been reported to date in connection with this alert.

The recalled soup may have been distributed by Kroger to Dillon stores in Kansas, Missouri and Nebraska.

The recalled product, Kroger Chicken Noodle Soup, comes in 10.5 ounce cans and is marked with lot code 52104098, and a "best before" date code of 40910 (April 9, 2010) that can be found on the bottom of the can. Consumers are urged to return the product to the store where it was purchased for a full refund.

Consumers with questions may contact Bay Valley Foods Consumer Response Department at 1-800-983-0823.

Bay Valley Foods Issues Allergy Alert on Undeclared Milk in Mislabeled Kroger Chicken Noodle Soup
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U.S. FDA class I recall, still ongoing:

PRODUCT
Kroger Classic Chicken Noodle Condensed Soup; 10.5 oz. cans, 24 cans per case; UPC 0 11110 83703 5, Recall # F-515-8
CODE
Lot code 52104098, and a "best before" date code of 40910 (April 9, 2010)
RECALLING FIRM/MANUFACTURER
Recalling Firm: Bay Valley Foods, Westchester, IL, by e-mail on June 23, 2008 and by press release on June 24, 2008.
Manufacturer: Bay Valley Foods, LLC, Mendota, IL. Firm initiated recall is ongoing.
REASON
Some cans labeled as Chicken Noodle Soup actually contain another product, Cream of Celery soup, which contains milk. The label of the Chicken Noodle Soup does not list milk as an ingredient.
VOLUME OF PRODUCT IN COMMERCE
5 cases
DISTRIBUTION
KS, MO and NB