HERSHEY, Pa., March 1 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- The Hershey Company (NYSE: HSY) today confirmed that it does not source any peanut products from ConAgra Foods. All peanut butter used in Hershey's Reese's Peanut Butter Cups is produced by Hershey's own facilities under the highest quality assurance standards. Hershey issued this statement in response to inquiries concerning ConAgra Foods' recent peanut butter recall.

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