July was a tough month for a few manufacturers of baked snacks thanks to product recalls—the result of possible bacterial contamination.
Pepperidge Farm was notified by one of its ingredient suppliers that whey powder in a seasoning applied to four varieties of crackers was the subject of a recall by the manufacturer. The reason? Potential presence of Salmonella. Pepperidge Farm initiated an investigation and, out of abundance of caution, voluntarily recalled the varieties, which had been distributed throughout the U.S. No illnesses were reported, but consumers who purchased any of the products in question were urged to discard them without eating or return them to the point of sale. One variety of the crackers was similarly recalled voluntarily by Campbell Company of Canada, triggered by the U.S. recall.