Stirrings LLC Participates in Voluntary Nationwide Recall of Rimmer Brand Mojito Cocktail Garnish

Stirrings LLC Participates in Voluntary Nationwide Recall of Rimmer(r)
Brand Mojito Cocktail Garnish Due to Possible Health Risk from
Contaminated Raw Ingredient Supplied by Van de Vries Spice Corporation


Contact:
Paul Nardone
508-324-9800

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE -- Stirrings LLC, of Fall River, Massachusetts is
recalling its 3.5 oz packages of Rimmer(r) Brand Mojito Cocktail Garnish
(UPC# 80999 00046) with the best by codes 10/27/08, 10/30/08, 11/23/08,
12/01/08, 12/04/08 and 01/03/09 printed on the side of the tin. The
recall may involve approximately 5,000 cases of its Rimmer(r) Brand
Mojito Cocktail Garnish supplied by Van de Vries Spice Corporation
(formerly Atlantic Quality Spice) of Edison, NJ because they have the
potential to be contaminated with Salmonella. Although Stirrings LLC's
tests of finished product samples were negative for the presence of
Salmonella, parsley powder, one of several ingredients supplied by Van
de Vries Spice, tested positive for Salmonella.

The presence of Salmonella can cause serious and sometimes fatal
infections in young children, frail, or elderly people, and others with
weakened immune systems. Healthy persons infected with Salmonella often
experience fever, diarrhea, nausea, vomiting, and abdominal pain. In
rare circumstances, infection with Salmonella can result in the organism
getting into the bloodstream and producing more serious illnesses such
as arterial infections (i.e. infected aneurysms), endocarditis and
arthritis.

Rimmer(r) Brand Mojito Cocktail Garnish was distributed nationwide
through distributors, retail stores, internet sales and cocktail
establishments.

Immediately after Van de Vries brought to Stirrings attention that a
parsley powder used in a single lot of Mojito Rimmer product potentially
could contain Salmonella based on FDA testing, Stirrings retained expert
laboratories, primarily Shuster Laboratories of Canton, Massachusetts to
test samples of its Mojito Rimmer product for Salmonella. Testing of 24
samples drawn from the Van de Vries lot of Mojito Rimmer failed to
reveal the presence of Salmonella in the Mojito Rimmer product.

No illnesses have been reported to date.

Stirrings CEO Paul Nardone explained, "We have removed parsley powder
from our Rimmer Cocktail Garnish formula. This ingredient represents
less than one half of one percent of the blend and was used primarily as
a natural colorant." Nardone further stated, "We have initiated a recall
as a precaution and assurance to our customers that we stand behind our
product quality 100%."

Consumers who have purchased Rimmer(r) Brand Mojito Cocktail Garnish
with the best by codes noted above are asked to return it to the place
of purchase for a full refund. Consumers with questions may contact the
Company toll-free at 866-648-8239.