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As a Result of Peanut Corporation of America's Continued Issues, Scotts Expands its Voluntary Wild Bird Food Suet Recall to Include an Additional Seven (7) Products

Posted on: Friday, 20 March 2009, 15:15 CDT

The company has severed its relationship with the broker that supplied the PCA peanut meal

MARYSVILLE, Ohio, March 20 /PRNewswire/ -- The Scotts Company LLC ("Company") announced today an expansion of the voluntary wild bird food suet recall. The expanded voluntary recall will include an additional seven (7) varieties of wild bird food suet products and additional manufacturing date codes of the five (5) varieties previously recalled. These additional products may contain peanut meal from the Peanut Corporation of America's ("PCA") facilities in either Texas or Virginia, and have the potential to be contaminated with Salmonella. Cereal Byproducts Company ("CBC"), the Company's broker, supplied the Company with the peanut meal from these locations.

Salmonella can affect animals and there is risk to humans from handling contaminated bird seed and/or pet food products. People handling wild bird food can become infected with Salmonella, especially if they have not thoroughly washed their hands after having contact with the product or any surfaces exposed to these products. Healthy people infected with Salmonella should monitor themselves for some or all of the following symptoms: nausea, vomiting, diarrhea or bloody diarrhea, abdominal cramping and fever. Rarely, Salmonella can result in more serious ailments, including arterial infections, endocarditis, arthritis, muscle pain, eye irritation, and urinary tract symptoms. Consumers exhibiting these signs after having contact with this product should contact their healthcare providers.

Due to this expanded recall, the Company has requested that its retailers, distributors, sub-distributors, and distributors' retailers recall the affected products with the lot codes specifically set forth below, forward all recall communications down the distribution chain, remove these products from retail shelves or warehouses, and return them to the Company. In addition, the Company has again requested that those parties that sell the affected products respond to consumer questions by telling them to throw the product away, avoid touching unsealed product with bare hands, and wash their hands thoroughly after touching unsealed product.

At this time, the Company has not received any reports of illness involving its products that may contain PCA peanut meal, and it is no longer obtaining or using any peanut products from PCA-owned facilities. Nonetheless, the Company announced the expanded recall of the following products manufactured between May 13, 2008 and February 8, 2009, with the specific manufacturing date codes below:

Product Description UPC # Recalled Lot/ Manufacturing Date Code Morning Song Nutty Safari 0-86155-01110-8 12-01-08 Suet 12-03-08 01-23-09 02-05-09 Morning Song Raisin Crunch 0-86155-20600-9 05-13-08 Suet 05-21-08 05-28-08 02-05-09 Morning Song Variety 15 PK 0-86155-22291-7 08-04-08 Suet 08-06-08 08-07-08 08-08-08 08-12-08 10-17-08 10-21-08 Morning Song Variety 3 PK 0-86155-22388-4 05-22-08 Suet Morning Song Woodpecker 0-86155-22304-4 01-13-09 Suet 01-19-09 Scotts Multi-Bird Suet 0-86155-22813-1 05-13-08 w/Fruits & Nuts Scotts Woodpecker Suet 0-86155-22810-0 11-20-08 11-21-08 Royal Wing Woodpecker Suet 7-49394-00332-6 11-13-08 11-19-08 Royal Wing Peanut Suet 7-49394-00333-3 08-05-08 11-05-08 11-18-08 11-21-08 01-28-09 02-05-09 Royal Wing Raisin Suet 7-49394-00336-4 05-14-08 02-05-09 02-08-09 Morning Melodies Nutty 0-86155-22147-7 08-05-08 Safari Suet Morning Melodies Variety 0-86155-22124-8 11-10-08 Suet 3CT 12-01-08 12-12-08

The Company's "No Quibble" guarantee highlights the Company's commitment to quality and satisfaction. To receive a replacement product or refund for any of the recalled wild bird food suet products, consumers can contact the Company's customer service department at 1-866-512-8876, or at www.scottswildbirdfood.com.

The Scotts Company LLC and Gutwein & Co, Inc., manufacturers of the recalled wild bird food suet products, are wholly-owned subsidiaries of The Scotts Miracle-Gro Company. The recalled products represent less than $500,000 of revenue, or about 0.5 percent of the Company's annual sales, generated from its bird food business. The recall is not expected to impact the financial outlook of ScottsMiracle-Gro in fiscal 2009. Further, the Company has filed a lawsuit against CBC and is analyzing possible legal recourse against PCA and PCA's insurers to recover the costs associated with the recall.

SOURCE The Scotts Company LLC

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