The following information on the Nature's Path peanut butter bar recall is provided by PritzkerLaw. Our law firm is representing the family of one of the people who died in the Salmonella Typhimurium outbreak that has sickened nearly 500 people and has been associated with 7 deaths. This case does not involve the products below, which have been recalled but have not been implicated in this outbreak.

Read our press releases: Salmonella wrongful death and Attorney Fred Pritzker Says Salmonella Outbreak Raises Food Safety Questions. Below is part of the Nature's Path recall announcement as provided by the FDA:

January 20, 2009 -- Nature's Path Organic Foods of Richmond, British Columbia, Canada is recalling Optimum Energy Bars Peanut Butter flavor, because it has the potential to be contaminated with Salmonella.
The Optimum Energy Bars Peanut Butter flavor were manufactured using peanut butter recalled by Peanut Corporation of American because it has the potential to be contaminated with Salmonella.
The affected products are marked with the BEST BEFORE DATE OF 01OCT09A and sold in 2 oz (56 g) individually wrap bar with UPC code of 0 58449 77715 1.
No illnesses have been reported in connection with Optimum Energy Bars. No other Nature's Path products are being recalled. The peanut butter in all other Nature's Path products is sourced from Golden Boy Foods in British Columbia, Canada, which is in no way involved in the investigation.

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