The company manufactures peanut butter and peanut paste that are distributed to food manufacturers for use in many commercially produced products including cakes, cookies, crackers, candies, cereal and ice cream, according to the Food and Drug Administration's Web site. The source has been traced to a Peanut Corporation of America plant in Blakely, Ga. To date, the outbreak has sickened about 500 people and caused six deaths since first being reported in early September, officials said. Officials from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention are suggesting that products produced since July 1 be avoided. "As an extra precaution, I would encourage servicemembers to discard any peanut butter products that may have been shipped," she added. "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. "The ongoing commitment and efforts of citizens to remind the troops that America supports them is phenomenal," a Defense Department community relations spokeswoman said. In light of the growing salmonella outbreak linked to products containing peanut butter, servicemembers are being urged to use caution should they receive these types of snacks.
The flood of recalls followed an FDA warning last weekend that consumers should avoid peanut butter products containing peanut butter or peanut butter paste while the widespread salmonella outbreak probe continued.Īs of Friday, the FDA Web site listed these recalled products.WASHINGTON - A long holiday weekend usually means a new flood of care packages to troops serving overseas, and traditionally those boxes include snack foods such as peanut butter crackers or candy. The two bakeries that produce 200 million boxes of Girl Scout cookies each year don't use any PCA products, she told the newspaper. Tompkins, a spokeswoman for Girl Scouts USA. "We're getting lots of calls," said Michelle L.
Smucker, of Orville, Ohio, and Russell Stover Candies Inc. In addition, ConAgra, which was involved in a major Peter Pan brand salmonella recall two years ago, as well as J. are telling consumers their foods haven't been affected by the salmonella scare, the New York Daily News reported Friday. However, there is also a growing list of companies reporting that their products containing peanut butter are safe. The recalled products range from cookie dough to candy and nutrition bars and also dog biscuits. sells its peanut butter and peanut paste in bulk containers "for use as an ingredient in hundreds of different products, such as cookies, crackers, cereal, candy and ice cream," the FDA said. While jars of peanut butter on store shelves appear to be safe, many other products made with peanut butter or peanut paste have been recalled across the country.
Food and Drug Administration report Thursday.