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FDA: 31M Pounds Of Peanut Products Recalled
480+ Sickened In Salmonella Outbreak
Posted: Thursday, January 22, 2009
Federal health officials said the salmonella recall now involves about 31 million pounds of peanut butter and peanut paste.
That's a whole lot of peanut butter.
But consider this: The nonprofit National Peanut Board said Americans eat 700 million pounds of the gooey treat every year.
Peanut Corp. of America -- the company that made the recalled products -- isn't an industry giant. But its peanut paste is used by others to make dozens of goodies, from energy bars, to cakes, to dog biscuits. And the recall list keeps getting longer.
It's making the food industry nervous, although no major national brands of peanut butter are affected. Even the Girl Scouts are reassuring customers Peanut Corp. is not their supplier.
More than 480 people have been sickened in the outbreak, which has contributed to at least six deaths.
Visit the FDA recall page here.
Troops Urged To Dump PB Snacks In Care Parcels
The salmonella-and-peanuts investigation has the Defense Department urging troops to dump any peanut butter products, such as crackers or candy, sent to them in care packages.
"Based on my knowledge of the nonprofit groups that send care packages, I'm sure they will be vigilant and avoid shipping items that are being recalled," a Defense Department community relations spokeswoman told the American Forces Press Service.
"As an extra precaution, I would encourage service members to discard any peanut butter products that may have been shipped," she said.
Officials from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention suggest that products produced since July 1 be avoided.
Previous Stories:
January 21, 2009: FDA: 125+ Products Recalled In Peanut Probe
January 20, 2009: Grocery Chains Pull Peanut Butter Products
January 19, 2009: Kellogg: FDA Confirms Salmonella In Crackers
January 18, 2009: Little Debbie Peanut Butter Crackers Recalled
January 17, 2009: Consumers Urged To Avoid Peanut Butter Products
January 16, 2009: Peanut Butter Probe Expands
January 15, 2009: Kellogg Pulls Peanut Butter Crackers
January 14, 2009: More Deaths Blamed On Tainted Peanut Butter
January 12, 2009: Peanut Butter Confirmed As Salmonella Source
Distributed by Internet Broadcasting Systems, Inc. The Associated Press contributed to this report. All rights reserved.
FDA: 31M Pounds Of Peanut Products Recalled
480+ Sickened In Salmonella Outbreak
Posted: Thursday, January 22, 2009
Federal health officials said the salmonella recall now involves about 31 million pounds of peanut butter and peanut paste.
That's a whole lot of peanut butter.
But consider this: The nonprofit National Peanut Board said Americans eat 700 million pounds of the gooey treat every year.
Peanut Corp. of America -- the company that made the recalled products -- isn't an industry giant. But its peanut paste is used by others to make dozens of goodies, from energy bars, to cakes, to dog biscuits. And the recall list keeps getting longer.
It's making the food industry nervous, although no major national brands of peanut butter are affected. Even the Girl Scouts are reassuring customers Peanut Corp. is not their supplier.
More than 480 people have been sickened in the outbreak, which has contributed to at least six deaths.
Visit the FDA recall page here.
Troops Urged To Dump PB Snacks In Care Parcels
The salmonella-and-peanuts investigation has the Defense Department urging troops to dump any peanut butter products, such as crackers or candy, sent to them in care packages.
"Based on my knowledge of the nonprofit groups that send care packages, I'm sure they will be vigilant and avoid shipping items that are being recalled," a Defense Department community relations spokeswoman told the American Forces Press Service.
"As an extra precaution, I would encourage service members to discard any peanut butter products that may have been shipped," she said.
Officials from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention suggest that products produced since July 1 be avoided.
Previous Stories:
January 21, 2009: FDA: 125+ Products Recalled In Peanut Probe
January 20, 2009: Grocery Chains Pull Peanut Butter Products
January 19, 2009: Kellogg: FDA Confirms Salmonella In Crackers
January 18, 2009: Little Debbie Peanut Butter Crackers Recalled
January 17, 2009: Consumers Urged To Avoid Peanut Butter Products
January 16, 2009: Peanut Butter Probe Expands
January 15, 2009: Kellogg Pulls Peanut Butter Crackers
January 14, 2009: More Deaths Blamed On Tainted Peanut Butter
January 12, 2009: Peanut Butter Confirmed As Salmonella Source
Distributed by Internet Broadcasting Systems, Inc. The Associated Press contributed to this report. All rights reserved.