Iowa Grocery Industry Association

Due to the possibility of Clostridium botulism sickness, Amish Wedding Foods, Inc. is voluntarily recalling all lots of the following pumpkin butter and sweet potato butter products:

Pumpkin Butter: 9-ounce – UPC code No. 0 49646 50014 7
Pumpkin Butter: 16- and 18-ounce – UPC code No. 0 49646 65549 6
Sweet Potato Butter: 16- and 18-ounce – UPC code No. 0 49646 65550 2

It has been determined that these products have a pH and a water activity level that is too high and could be a possible health hazard. With these high levels, it is possible for Clostridium botulism sickness. To date there have been no reported illnesses from these products.

Use of these products may cause the following symptoms: Onset of symptoms in food borne botulism is usually 18 to 36 hours after ingestion of the food containing the toxin, although cases have varied from four hours to eight days. Early signs of intoxication consist of marked lassitude, weakness and vertigo, usually followed by double vision and progressive difficulty in speaking and swallowing. Difficulty in breathing, weakness of other muscles, abdominal distention and constipation may also be common symptoms.

These products were sold under the following brands: Amish Wedding Foods; Finney’s Bulk Foods; Our Maker’s Acres; Uncle Charlies Products; Grandpa’s Cheese Barn; Laird Ranch; Lonesome Dove Guest & Buffalo Ranch; Slovacek Sausage Company; Snacks & More; Brumfield Farm Market; Goldie’s Front Porch, Inc.; Horrocks Farm Market; Moose Mercantile; Nostalgic Mercantile; Planktown Country Market; Swiss Meat & Sausage Company; Apple Barn; Apple Castle; Brights Nursery; Cagle Steaks; Country Creations; Damascus General Store; Do it Best Corporation; Dutch Pantry; Granny’s Oven Fresh; Hattie’s Cafe & Gifts; Millburn Orchards; MMKM Family Produce Market; Sauders Store, Inc.; The Restoration Society, Inc.; Weaver’s Country Market; Wilson’s Farm Market; Yoder’s Craft & Gifts; Abbott Farms; Amish Cheese House; Amishables; Ashe Cheese (N.C.); Boggio’s Little Mtn. Orchard; Farmers Peach Corner; Fisher’s Country Store (Penn.); Graves Farm & Garden; Great Sports Products; Gruene General Store; Gruene Haus; Holden Brothers Produce; House of Carter; Kerr Farm Market; Klemke’s Sausage Haus; Nature Way Country Store; Riley’s Gifts and More; Rocky Mountain Pantry; Shaffer’s Market; STUBBYS, Inc.; The Farm Store; and The Round Barn.

The recalled sweet potato butter and pumpkin butter were sold to distributors and retailers in every state EXCEPT Alaska, Hawaii, Idaho and Utah.

Any consumer that has this product should return the product to the store of purchase or destroy this product.

Source: Food and Drug Administration