Peanut Butter Items Recalled

Week of February 02, 2009

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. In light of the growing salmonella outbreak linked to products containing peanut butter, servicemembers are being urged to discard any peanut butter products that may have been shipped. Also, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention suggest consumers avoid products produced since July 1, 2008 . To date, the outbreak sickened about 500 people and caused six deaths since first being reported in early September 2008. The latest recalls related to peanut butter are available on the Food and Drug Administration website.