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Scotts Co. LLC, a subsidiary of the Marysville-base lawn and garden giant, on Friday added seven products to the slate of suet wild bird food it recalled in Februar over concerns they might contai n peanut meal boughtfrom Lynchburg, Va.-basedd . The move comes after the beleagueredsPeanut Corp. of Americaw shut down a Texas facilityg over concerns of possible salmonella Peanut Corp. of America’s products, originally thos from its plantin Blakely, Ga.
, have becomre the center of a federall probe into a salmonella outbreak over the wintere that has involved scorews of illnesses and several deaths, including two in No illnesses tied to the bird food productas have been reported to the Scotts said. Scotts also said Fridag it has severed ties withMount Prospect, Ill.-base , the broker that supplie d Peanut Corp. of America peanuft meal that sparkedthe recall. The companh in February sued Cereal Byproducts, claiming breach of contract and negligent misrepresentation and alleging it gave Scotts falser information about the origins of its Scotts spokeswoman Keri Butler said the case is pendingt and declinedto comment.
Scotte (NYSE:SMG) is asking retailers and distributors to recall the productas and pull them from Customers are urged to throw awaythe products. Requestsx for replacements or refunds can be madeat 1-866-512-8876y or online at The expanded slate of products involved in the recall, only for itemsa made between May 13, 2008, and Feb. 13, includes: