An Ohio peanut butter distributor has issued a voluntary recall for two brands of peanut butter after health officials in Minnesota said they had found salmonella bacteria in a tub of peanut butter that is distributed to schools and hospitals. The recall, and the Minnesota report, could be the breakthrough in the search for the source of a salmonella outbreak that has struck in 42 states so far.Officials from the Minnesota Department of Health and the Minnesota Department of Agriculture issued a product warning Friday after preliminary laboratory testing indicated the presence of salmonella in a container of creamy peanut butter from King Nut, according to published reports.
Late Saturday, King Nut Companies of Solon, Ohio, announced it had issued a recall of all peanut butter distributed under its label and manufactured by Peanut Corporation of America, of Lynchburg, Va. The company also recalled its distribution of Parnell’s Pride peanut butter, which is also made by Peanut Corporation…
King Nut distributes peanut butter through food service accounts and does not sell it directly to consumers, the statement said.
Most reported cases of salmonella occur in children. In the current outbreak, victims have ranged in age from less than 1 year to 103.
Man cannot live on bread alone. He must have peanut butter.
I wonder if the organic stuff is any safer.
Eidard, I found your Peanut Butter Post to be SOOO interesting, I found myself looking for the reflection of a nude photographer on the peanut butter jar. No luck. What gives?
“King Nut”. Would you eat that?
Hmm,
I see info on peanut oil and Botulism, but NOT salmonella..
HOW can it have salmonella?
UNLESS they took out the peanut OIL to sell for a HIGHER PRICE, and substituted ANOTHER OIL.
QUOTE:
The strain of salmonella has been identified as Salmonella Typhimurium, the most common of the more than 2,500 types of salmonella bacteria in the United States. It’s often found in uncooked eggs and meats, said officials with the CDC, who have been investigating the outbreak for several weeks.
Kids are probably full of shit anyway, eating McDonalds 24/7. This can only help when you think about it.
Also, I love the name “King Nut Companies”.
Safe! I just checked the jar I had with lunch and it’s Conagra. Now I just have to dog the killer bees.
Well, if this thing goes the same way as the great “tomato scare”, the actual cause will be “Jelly”…
Hey, it’s only kids and hospitals – no big deal.
Or, as seen in the newspapers some time ago:
“Chemical Spill Causes Massive Fish Die Off – Government Says Water Safe To Drink.”
#9.
OR
That its to LATE to do anything, so WHY DO ANYTHING
It’s a great way for the hospitals and schools to not take responsibility for leaving opened jars unrefrigerated which go rancid. And speaking of that missing peanut oil, there’s also that “healthy” oil problem I just can’t seem to get a handle on. I am searching the world for Canola seeds and just can’t find them anywhere. ECA do you have any clues where to find those? I hear Canola is a very healthy plant oil. It’s not? Hey, what do you bring up “rape” for? What does “rape” have to do with what happens to consumers on a daily basis? Shutuuuuppp!! My peanut butter is made with rape? Stop joking. What do you mean you’re not joking?
The contamination was only in the “creamy” variety of the peanut butter, which has been recalled. Chunky does not seem to be affected. Only pussies eat creamy peanut butter.