US cereal maker Kellogg Co. announced a voluntary recall of selected peanut butter products due to salmonella concerns.

"The actions we are taking today are in keeping with our more than 100-year commitment to providing consumers with safe, high-quality products," Kellogg Co. President and CEO David Mackay said in a statement at the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA). "We apologize for this unfortunate situation."

Salmonella is an organism which can cause infections, fever, diarrhea, nausea, vomiting and abdominal pain. For more information on salmonella, visit the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention website (http://www.cdc.gov/).

Kellogg said that the following products produced on or after July 1,2008 are possibly contaminated with salmonella. The company urged consumers who have purchased the following items to ask for a refund or to destroy the said products:

- Austin Quality Cheese Crackers with Peanut Butter - all sizes
- Austin Quality Foods Cheese & Peanut Butter Sandwich Crackers - all sizes
- Austin Quality Foods Mega Stuffed Cheese Crackers with Peanut Butter - all sizes
- Austin Quality Foods PB & J Cracker Sandwiches - all sizes
- Austin Quality Foods Super Snack Pack Sandwich Crackers
- Austin Quality Foods Chocolate Peanut Butter Sandwich Crackers - all sizes
- Austin Quality Foods Toasty Crackers with Peanut Butter - all sizes
- Austin Quality Foods Reduced Fat Cheese & Peanut Butter Sandwich Crackers
- Austin Quality Foods Reduced Fat Toasty Crackers with Peanut Butter Sandwich Crackers
- Austin Quality Foods Cookie/Cracker Pack
- Austin Quality Foods Variety Pack
- Keebler Cheese & Peanut Butter Sandwich Crackers - all sizes
- Keebler Toast & PB'n J Flavored Sandwich Crackers - all sizes
- Keebler Toast & Peanut Butter Sandwich Crackers - all sizes
- Famous Amos Peanut Butter Cookies (2- and 3-ounce)
- Famous Amos Soft Batch Homestyle Peanut Butter Cookies (2.5-ounce)

On January 14, Kellogg Co. announced a precautionary hold on the sandwich crackers. FDA and other authorities, on the other hand, investigated the Peanut Corporation of America (PCA), one of Kellogg's peanut paste suppliers.

PCA has already expanded their earlier recall to include peanut paste and peanut butter, prompting Kellogg Co. to announce the recall of selected peanut butter products.