Salmonella Found in 2 Brands of Peanut Butter (Peter Pan & Great Value)

[Kadie]

Officials Link 2 PB Brands To Salmonella
FDA: Certain Jars Should Be Avoided

POSTED: 7:45 pm PST February 14, 2007


ATLANTA -- A salmonella outbreak that has slowly grown to nearly 300 cases in 39 states since August has been linked to tainted peanut butter, federal health officials said Wednesday.

It is believed to be the first salmonella outbreak associated with peanut butter in U.S. history, said officials with the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

About 20 percent of the 288 infected people have been hospitalized, but none has died, said Dr. Mike Lynch, a CDC epidemiologist.

About 85 percent of the infected people said they ate peanut butter, CDC officials said.

How salmonella got into peanut butter is still under investigation, Lynch said.

The Food and Drug Administration warned consumers not to eat certain jars of Peter Pan or Great Value peanut butter because of the risk of contamination.

The affected jars have a product code on the lid that begins with the number "2111." The affected jars are made by ConAgra in a single facility in Sylvester, Ga., the FDA said.

more...
http://www.kcra.com/health/11017004/detail.html

[Horse with no Name]

1. Quelle surprise

Con Agra=Halliburton
They probably meant for that peanut butter to go to the troops.

[Cobalt Violet]

2. I think "Great Value" is the Walmart brand.

Not that I eat either of those sugar ladened brands. :puke:

[LeftyMom]

3. How the hell did the get salmonella in peanutbutter?

It's a bacteria normally found in the digestive tract. Peanuts don't have one.

[Kadie]

7. Very good question. n/t

[Hubert Flottz]

28. Probably was in the small amount of rat hair and droppings that

the government allows in food products now. I hope the rats aren't rabid!

EDIT...here is some info you might want to check out...

The Food Defect Action Levels

http://www.cfsan.fda.gov/~dms/dalbook.html

[Kadie]

32. Peanut Butter

PEANUT BUTTER Insect filth
(AOAC 968.35) Average of 30 or more insect fragments per 100 grams
Rodent filth
(AOAC 968.35) Average of 1 or more rodent hairs per 100 grams
Grit
(AOAC 968.35) Gritty taste and water insoluble inorganic residue is more than 25 mg per 100 grams

DEFECT SOURCE: Insect fragments - preharvest and/or post harvest and/or processing insect infestation, Rodent hair - post harvest and/or processing contamination with animal hair or excreta, Grit - harvest contamination
SIGNIFICANCE: Aesthetic



:puke:


Somethings you would just rather not know. LOL

[Hubert Flottz]

33. It's all kinda' Crunchy if you look at it under a microscope I guess!

I'm fairly famished...what's for lunch?



Terra in my PB&J sammich...and they said they were protecting me!

:nuke: :puke: :nuke: :puke: :nuke: :puke: :nuke: :puke: :nuke: :puke: :nuke: :puke: :nuke: :puke: :nuke: :puke:

Megahurl

Edit...You Damn Skippy, dat's NASTY!

[originalpckelly]

4. Holy crap, I have a jar with 2111 on its lid!

:puke:

[originalpckelly]

5. No more Peter Pan for me!

:rofl:

[murray hill farm]

8. Yikes! I have one too!

It is PeterPan. I have been eating it off and on for about a week though with no problems.

[Kadie]

13. I just posted this below...

snip...
ConAgra is recalling all Peter Pan and Great Value peanut butter beginning with product code 2111 that was already distributed and is destroying all affected products the company still has, the FDA said.

The company will cease production until the exact cause of contamination can be identified and eliminated. Meanwhile, ConAgra advised consumers to destroy any Peter Pan and Great Value brand peanut butter beginning with product code 2111.

[Purveyor]

22. Dip a bit out of the jar, flush it down the drain, run the your local ER...

and find a good lawyer.

You found a winning "lottery ticket".

[Rainscents]

6. When FDA stopped inspecting food processing...

All hell break loose! This is what happened when FDA deregulate in favorite of corporate whores!

[CoffeeCat]

9. So what happens after you are sick?

I'm just curious about what happens when a person contracts salmonella from tainted
food--in this case, peanut butter.

Who pays for your hospital bills? Will Con Agra pay for the people who suffered,
as a result of salmonella in their food?

Companies should compensate victims of these illnesses.

[Horse with no Name]

14. I think that legislation has exempted corporations from being

responsible. Even if they kill you.

[Kadie]

17. That figures.

:banghead:

[CoffeeCat]

20. Are you kidding me???

Seriously?

I didn't know this. I believe what you are saying--and if this is
true, it is quite the injustice isn't it?

I mean, what incentive would corporations have to supply the public
with safe food, if they are not held accountable when they serve
poison to the public?

Who in the hell made this possible?

(My first love dumped me during finals week in college,
for a real trollop. He broke my heart. He's now a
VP at Con Agra. That figures!)

[Touchdown]

10. Can I return it to the Grocery Store?

I didn't open my Peter Pan yet, and I've got a 2111xxxx number on mine. Is there a recall?:shrug:

[Rainscents]

11. Take the news article to store and ask for money back!

It might work...

[Kadie]

12. Yes, there is a recall

snip...
ConAgra is recalling all Peter Pan and Great Value peanut butter beginning with product code 2111 that was already distributed and is destroying all affected products the company still has, the FDA said.

The company will cease production until the exact cause of contamination can be identified and eliminated. Meanwhile, ConAgra advised consumers to destroy any Peter Pan and Great Value brand peanut butter beginning with product code 2111.

[karlrschneider]

19. Maybe eat just a little...enough to get sort of sick then SUE

:D

[karlrschneider]

15. Well now we know who makes GV peanut butter.

Interesting.

[Kadie]

16. Well,

from the article...
Great Value peanut butter made by other manufacturers is not affected, the agency said.


So I guess it is made by more than one manufacturer.

[karlrschneider]

23. Oops, I missed that.

I am desiccated with mortification.
;-)

[nashville_brook]

18. i was really enjoying my jar of 2111 Peter Pan, dammit!

was the first peanut butter and honey sandwiches i'd had in forever!

oh well. fattening anyway.

thank you for posting this. i would have never known otherwise.

[karlrschneider]

21. Waitaminnit...Peter Pan? That's a wash-basin in a whorehouse.

heh heh

[Orangepeel]

24. that's why choosy mothers choose Jif!

:P

[Oilwellian]

25. Jif Extra Crunchy to be exact :)

Kadie quoted ConAgra's advice is "destroy the jar of peanut butter." Ya hear? We don't want no stinkin' evidence hanging around. B-)

[TreasonousBastard]

26. Skippy. But...

REALLY choosy mothers go for the real stuff with the peanut oil floating on the top. Costs twice as much, but isn't loaded with sugar and hydrogenated soy oil fillers.

(I pour the oil off and use it for stir-fry and other stuff.)

[colinmom71]

29. Guess I'm really choosy...

Cause I think the natural peanut butter just tastes better. And the no hydrogenated oils and sugars is a nice plus...

[Kadie]

30. Skippy Natural is pretty good...

and you don't need to stir it...



http://www.peanutbutter.com/natural.asp

[pinniped]

27. Is this factory farming company processing chickens in this facility or something?

The affected jars are made by ConAgra in a single facility in Sylvester, Ga., the FDA said.

I hope Skippy and Adams isn't made by bastard companies like this.

[Touchdown]

31. ConAgra is also Banquet and Egg Beaters.

So there might be a possibility that chicken and eggs are processed in the same plant as the peanut butter.