Chocolate marshmallow eggs recalled for salmonella

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By JoNel Aleccia Feb. 28, 2013

Zachary Confections Inc. has recalled certain lots of its Chocolate Covered Marshmallow Eggs and suspended further production because the treats may be contaminated with salmonella.

The Frankfort, Ind., firm announced the voluntary recall of their popular Easter treat after a test of one lot detected salmonella. The firm said in a press release that it's recalling four lots of the product out of an abundance of caution. No illnesses have been reported in connection with the recall, firm officials said.

The recall includes chocolate-coated marshmallow eggs packaged in white egg crates with purple, green and yellow lettering. The products include the cases with a UPC code of 1 00 75186 31797 3 and the individual unit UPC code 075186 15797 8. The treats have a Best Buy date of Feb. 14, 2014. The recall included the following code dates: D3245D, D3145E, F3145E and D3245E. For more information, click here.
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The recalled product was manufactured on Feb. 20 and 21 and shipped to retail stores in Iowa, Minnesota, North Dakota, South Dakota and Wisconsin. No other Zachary Confections products are included in the recall, the company said.

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