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Gerber® Announces Nationwide Voluntary Recall of Gerber ORGANIC Rice™ and Gerber ORGANIC
Oatmeal™ 8 Ounce Cereals Due to a Potential Choking Hazard
For Immediate Release, Florham Park, NJ July 13, 2007, Gerber Products Company, a division of Novartis
Consumer Health, is voluntarily recalling all packages of Gerber ORGANIC Rice and ORGANIC Oatmeal Cereals
due to a potential choking risk. A limited quantity of product may contain lumps of cereal, which do not dissolve in
water or milk and pose a potential choking hazard. Gerber has received choking complaints, but no reports of
injury. The FDA is aware of this recall. No other Gerber Products are affected by this recall.
The product has been distributed in the United States, Puerto Rico and the Caribbean. If a consumer has Gerber
ORGANIC Rice or Gerber ORGANIC Oatmeal Cereal, they should not use the product and call the Gerber
Parents Resource Center 1-800-443-7237 or 1-231-928-3000 to return the product and receive a full refund.
Gerber ORGANIC Rice and ORGANIC Oatmeal Cereals are sold in 8 ounce boxes and all codes are being
recalled. Gerber ORGANIC Rice UPC Code is 15000 12504. Gerber ORGANIC Oatmeal UPC Code is 15000
12502. These numbers can be found on the bottom right side of the box.
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