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Ten skids of loose peanut butter crackers wait to go to the land fill Saturday Feb. 7, 2009 as Gleaners Food Bank destroys products containing peanut butter as part of the nation wide recall of foods containing Salmonella tainted products from Peanut Corp. of America . (AP Photo/The Indianapolis Star,Michelle Pemberton)
The Minnesota Star Tribune

Gold Star Distribution, which supplies several Halal markets in the Twin Cities, is voluntarily recalling a list of food and merchandise products stretching 44 pages and including products from candy to medicine.

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