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The FDA has posted a warning about consuming peanut butter and products containing peanut butter:
http://news.google.com/news?hl=en&q=fda+peanut+butter+warning&um=1&ie=UTF-8&sa=X&oi=news_result&resnum=1&ct=title
I just got a call from my concerned mom :rolleyes:.
Blissful
01-17-2009, 21:13
That happened in '07 with the Peter Pan recall. I had made all these peanut bars for the hike and had to throw them all out. I was not happy.
theinfamousj
01-17-2009, 21:26
I thought salmonella only came in animal biproducts. What in peanut butter carries it? Is it the peanut oil? Or is there something in peanut butter besides peanuts, oil, and salt. (Never looked at the ingredients because I've never really cared. I'd look now, except we don't have any peanut butter in the house.)
I think it's the "butt" in the peanut butter. :D
Actually, with so many products bearing the "made in a facility that also produces peanuts, nuts from trees, etc." it may have come from cross-contamination.
Another thought is that it may come from the fertilizers used in the agriculture of the peanut plants (ex: animal manure).
I had just eaten a couple toasted peanut butter crackers when the ticker tape warning rolled across the tv screen yesterday morning.:eek:
First thing i did was check my will ... then checked the package and it was a brand being pulled from the store shelves.
Have not been ill from it...yet.
Nice they are pulling them as a precautionary measure.
Johnny Thunder
01-17-2009, 21:46
You're right about it being from contamination. Same reason we had salmonella issues with tomatoes this past summer...something in the supply chain was left dirty and tainted the food.
Peanuts are roasted before pretty much every application so it's unlikely that any harmful pathogens would still live.
neighbor dave
01-17-2009, 22:24
:-?ya right, stop eatin' p,b + j's , and what... go hungry???
guess i'll start eatin' surf and turf in this fine, confident, strong, economy:-?
I just have to make sure that I bake my peanut butter cookies to medium well instead of the usual medium rare.
Nicksaari
01-17-2009, 22:37
well i plan on snacking on JIF PB and pita bread Monday and Tuesday at the cabin with my bro. this was a jar i purchased a few months ago and has been in my fridge. i am not deterred. will i get sick? do you guys/gals know what brands are "stay away"?
Serial 07
01-17-2009, 22:43
peanuts have a ton of fungus among them...
River Runner
01-17-2009, 22:55
News sources say that peanut butter isn't very conducive to 'growing' the bacteria, but the Salmonella 'lays dormant' and starts multiplying when eaten.
I do know that Keebler soft batch peanut butter cookies were recalled, and my daughter recently purchased and ate some of them and had an adverse reaction. We thought it was a stomach virus.
Apparently the recalled peanut butter isn't sold to consumers on a retail basis, but to institutions and to companies that make other things from it, like the cookies and peanut butter sandwich crackers.
River Runner
01-17-2009, 23:01
Here is a link to a story about the warnings & recalls:
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/28695782/
papa john
01-17-2009, 23:32
It also says that the recall doesn't apply to jars of PB purchased in stores.
Butch Cassidy
01-17-2009, 23:43
New Headline, 2000 AT thruhikers starve due to PB Shortage. Pb kept me alive on 2 Thrus 05 and 07 I think I would still risk it...
Does anyone know of a website that has the campanies that are effected listed? I tried to find it, but don't do too well with web searches.
Does anyone know of a website that has the campanies that are effected listed? I tried to find it, but don't do too well with web searches.
Here you go. (http://www.fda.gov/oc/opacom/hottopics/salmonellatyph.html#recalls)
MoBill122
01-18-2009, 18:43
Let's see.... there have been 6 deaths contributed to this Peanut butter.
There are over 300 million people in the US....
I think I'll keep eating my PB&J....
The odds are better I'll die on the way to AT for a hike in an auto accident.
Let's see.... there have been 6 deaths contributed to this Peanut butter.
There are over 300 million people in the US....
I think I'll keep eating my PB&J....
The odds are better I'll die on the way to AT for a hike in an auto accident.
Don't worry about the peanut butter in jars, the bad stuff was sold in bulk to large commercial bakeries who incorporated it into their baked goods. For some reason, the baking does not kill the salmonella.
PB scare widens:
Warning Is Issued on Foods Having Peanut Butter
By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
Published: January 17, 2009
WASHINGTON (AP) — Federal health officials on Saturday urged consumers to avoid eating cookies, cakes, ice cream and other foods that contain peanut butter until the authorities can learn more about a deadly outbreak of salmonella (http://health.nytimes.com/health/guides/disease/salmonella-enterocolitis/overview.html?inline=nyt-classifier) contamination.
Most peanut butter sold in jars at supermarkets appears to be safe, said Stephen Sundlof, head of the Food and Drug Administration (http://topics.nytimes.com/top/reference/timestopics/organizations/f/food_and_drug_administration/index.html?inline=nyt-org)’s food safety (http://health.nytimes.com/health/guides/nutrition/food-safety/overview.html?inline=nyt-classifier) center.
Officials are focusing on peanut paste, as well as peanut butter, produced at a plant in Blakely, Ga., owned by the Peanut Corporation of America. Its peanut butter is distributed to institutions and food companies but not sold directly to consumers. The peanut paste is an ingredient in cookies, cakes and other products sold in supermarkets.
“This is an excellent illustration of an ingredient-driven outbreak,” said Dr. Robert Tauxe, who oversees food-borne illness investigations for the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (http://topics.nytimes.com/top/reference/timestopics/organizations/c/centers_for_disease_control_and_prevention/index.html?inline=nyt-org).
More than 470 people in 43 states have been sickened in the salmonella outbreak, and at least 90 have been hospitalized. At least six deaths have been linked to the outbreak. The salmonella bacteria, which can cause diarrhea (http://health.nytimes.com/health/guides/symptoms/diarrhea/overview.html?inline=nyt-classifier), cramping and fever (http://health.nytimes.com/health/guides/symptoms/fever/overview.html?inline=nyt-classifier), is the most common source of food poisoning (http://health.nytimes.com/health/guides/disease/campylobacter-enteritis/overview.html?inline=nyt-classifier) in the United States.
Officials said new illnesses were still being reported in the outbreak.
The Kellogg Company, which listed the Peanut Corporation as one of its suppliers, has recalled 16 products. They include the Austin and Keebler brands of peanut butter sandwich crackers and some snack-size packs of Famous Amos peanut butter cookies and Keebler Soft Batch Homestyle peanut butter cookies. Consumers should throw those products away.
The Peanut Corporation has recalled all peanut butter produced at the Georgia plant since Aug. 8 and all peanut paste produced since Sept. 26. The plant passed its last state inspection this summer, but recent tests have found salmonella.
More Articles in Health » (http://www.nytimes.com/pages/health/index.html) A version of this article appeared in print on January 18, 2009, on page A23 of the New York edition.
I read a similar warning earlier. I like how they say to throw out the items. Wrong answer.
Take them back to the point of purchase.
I had just eaten a couple toasted peanut butter crackers when the ticker tape warning rolled across the tv screen yesterday morning.:eek:
First thing i did was check my will ... then checked the package and it was a brand being pulled from the store shelves.
Have not been ill from it...yet.
Nice they are pulling them as a precautionary measure.
All of us long time long distance hikers have been exposed to samonella many times and are probably immune, well unless you regularly pack ice as a preservative. Well for that matter, most everyone that cooks with any regularity.
I mean, how many of us read the package directions and religiously scrub our hands after handling raw chicken -- or any raw meat.
I'm not saying the warnings are not legitimate. Just that most backpackers would have died long ago had we not become immune. Woodsy, I'm not criticizing your discarding of peanut butter snacks.
But I do think the warning is most important to those whose careless practices have not built up immunity.
BTW, comments from those who know what they are talking about are welcome.
Weary
Let's see.... there have been 6 deaths contributed to this Peanut butter.
There are over 300 million people in the US....
I think I'll keep eating my PB&J....
The odds are better I'll die on the way to AT for a hike in an auto accident.
Right on MoBill. As long as you don't die, why worry about a bit of "hospitalization, diarrhea, cramping and fever," spread by careless manufacturers. Since new laws make most law suits unprofitable, we no longer have to worry about damaging the economy.
Weary
max patch
01-18-2009, 22:02
I mean, how many of us read the package directions and religiously scrub our hands after handling raw chicken -- or any raw meat.
i'm a foodie; i do every time. no exceptions.
I am a bit worried about this! I love peanut butter. It is a staple food. I have two jars in my cubbard now.
How does one eat lunch with out good ol PB and J?
Presumably, if the jar of PB is already started and I have no ill effects yet it must be ok. Right?
David
Presumably, if the jar of PB is already started and I have no ill effects yet it must be ok. Right?
At this point the concern is on INGREDIENT peanut butter made by a supplier to the food industry, not on JAR peanut butter sold as a product. http://www.fda.gov/oc/opacom/hottopics/salmonellatyph.html
BTW, comments from those who know what they are talking about are welcome.
If this rule were commonly applied, WB would have the same daily post count as, maybe, Trailplace. ;)
At this point the concern is on INGREDIENT peanut butter made by a supplier to the food industry, not on JAR peanut butter sold as a product. http://www.fda.gov/oc/opacom/hottopics/salmonellatyph.html
If this rule were commonly applied, WB would have the same daily post count as, maybe, Trailplace. ;)
I don't want to limit comments to those that know something. I just want people in the know to tell me whether my speculations are reasonable.
Weary
I mean, how many of us read the package directions and religiously scrub our hands after handling raw chicken -- or any raw meat.
I do. I worked for many years doing food - and it was always my goal to never, ever get a violation from the health department. It made me a bit OCD though - and has left me to the point I have a board just for raw meat. I also use bleach.
When on trail I will admit my hands, like most hikers, get downright gross from dirt. So I never share food. That alone keeps people healthy most of the time :) (No double dipping!)
As for those afraid of PB....there are so many other "butters" out there! Cashew butter is sooooo good!
McKee Foods Corporation announces voluntary nationwide recall of Little Debbie® Peanut Butter Toasty and Peanut Butter Cheese Sandwich Crackers because of possible health risk.
Click on FDA press release (http://www.fda.gov/oc/po/firmrecalls/mckee01_09.html) to read the entire document.
berninbush
01-19-2009, 17:25
I wonder if this is somehow connected to the "norovirus" that was making everyone sick about a month ago. My pregnant sister got it, and ended up in the ER from dehydration. I know that salmonella is a bacteria and that's different from a virus, but with the symptoms being so similar, I bet there could be a lot of mis-diagnoses with both going on around the same time.
I'm glad jar peanut butter is not affected!
The MN dept of health DNA'd the bacterium.
I can't believe anyone who would hike the AT and live in the conditions that you necessarily live while doing it could possibly worry about the highly improbable, unlikely chance of getting sick while eating the best staple food on the trail!!!
(Excuse me while I take a bite of my fresh, extra crunchy, Jiff peanut butter on saltine cracker purchased yesterday, opened today, snack)
Seriously, all jokes aside, the chances of getting Salma..whaterever are like getting hit with a meteorite. If you're getting ready to start your hike, don't watch the news or read the paper and you will be better off in many ways.
Happy hiking. :sun
I can't believe anyone who would hike the AT and live in the conditions that you necessarily live while doing it could possibly worry about the highly improbable, unlikely chance of getting sick while eating the best staple food on the trail!!!
(Excuse me while I take a bite of my fresh, extra crunchy, Jiff peanut butter on saltine cracker purchased yesterday, opened today, snack)
Seriously, all jokes aside, the chances of getting Salma..whaterever are like getting hit with a meteorite. If you're getting ready to start your hike, don't watch the news or read the paper and you will be better off in many ways.
Happy hiking. :sun
Well when snack food manufacturers voluntarily remove their products from the market, I kind of worry that they may know something about the shortcuts that they took in the manufacturing process, that we don't know.
There are no absolutely necessary snacks. Snacks are available in the hundreds. After weeks of preparation for the trail, I think it unwise to avoid a clear warning about consuming something for which there are hundreds, probably thousands, of equally tasty alternatives -- even alternatives you may even like better than dixiwhatervers.
Weary
Rockhound
01-19-2009, 21:31
when we start getting our strawberries from Chile, our shrimp from Belize, our coffee from Sumatra, our lettuce from California...... food contamination outbreaks become a fact of life. Also in efforts to save money (or make more money) companies put people at risk by taking shortcuts. Watering crops from above ground water sources which led to the recent spinach/tomato scares, or mixing things too disgusting to mention into cattle feed and forcing cattle to spend their entire short miserable existence standing in their own filth, leading to mad cow and hoof and mouth disease. Globalization has quite a few drawbacks. First and foremost it puts small farms and businesses out of business while slowly allowing corporations to take over making it more difficult and expensive to buy locally and, in keeping with the topic of this thread, increases the chances of food contamination and widespread outbreaks due to negligence and the sheer number of people obtaining their food from one source.
B Thrash
01-20-2009, 20:10
Just took some peanut crackers back for a refund today, when the lady scanned the packet it popped up on recall list, be careful the stuff that is in this peanut butter not healthly by any means.
I know this is going to break some hearts.....Cliff Bars, and Luna Bars, were added to the recall list today. Sorry, me too.
the goat
01-21-2009, 11:14
clif bar w/ peanut butter have been recalled:
http://health.msn.com/nutrition/articlepage.aspx?cp-documentid=100231574>1=31036
Globalization increases the chances of food contamination and widespread outbreaks due to negligence and the sheer number of people obtaining their food from one source.
It might be true it makes oversight and safety of our food supply more practical and affordable.
Only when globalization of standards and regulatory effectiveness catches up to globalization of capital. But if it were, capital wouldn't be as keen to globalize.
Let's take the York Peppermint Patty as an example. How many feel better that it's soon to be made in a new factory in Monterrey, N.L., rather than at 200 N. 8th St., Reading, Pa.?
I'd rather buy a York Peppermint Patty made in Reading. So would most people I know, but that won't be an option.
If I had to choose, I'd rather buy a York Peppermint Patty made in Monterrey, Mexico than, say, a peanut butter filled Easter egg made at a small company with which I was not familiar, even if it were made in Reading. It might stand to reason a larger company would have better quality control.
RM Palmer still does business in Pennsylvania's Green Diamond. I might prefer to buy their products over those made in Monterrey.
Would like to buy Palmer chocolate, really I would, except my opinion of it is even better stated by this lady: http://www.typetive.com/candyblog/category/palmer/
I figured your reply took so long because you were trying to Google something.:rolleyes: Your response to my general observations related to globalization was unnecessary even given the local references. Years ago, I had the pleasure of meeting Mr. Palmer and found him to be a kind and generous man who wouldn't stoop to the level you just did.
You should consider yourself fortunate a certain well-known company is not mentioned below. Count your blessings.
Current list of recalled PB goods:
List of Company Recalls
Weis Markets Announces Voluntary Recall of Weis Quality (WQ) Cheese Peanut Butter Sandwich Crackers and WQ Toasted Peanut Butter Sandwich Crackers Due to Possible Health Risk (http://www.fda.gov/oc/po/firmrecalls/weis01_09.html) (January 20) New!
Blanton's Candies Recalls Peanut Butter Sticks Because of Possible Health Risk (http://www.fda.gov/oc/po/firmrecalls/blanton01_09.html) (January 21) New!
Dinners Ready Meridian Recalls November & December Asian Marinated Flank Steak, Indonesian Chicken and Chicken Satay Prepared Meals Because of Possible Health Risk (http://www.fda.gov/oc/po/firmrecalls/dinnersready01_09.html) (January 20) New!
Boca Grande Foods Announces a Nationwide Recall of POCO PAC®, and GRANDE GOURMET™ Peanut Butter Products Because of Possible Health Risk (http://www.fda.gov/oc/po/firmrecalls/bocagrande01_09.html) (January 20) New!
Premier Nutrition Announces Voluntary Nationwide Recall of selected TWISTED and TITAN Branded Bars Containing Peanut Butter Due to Possible Health Risk (http://www.fda.gov/oc/po/firmrecalls/premiernutrition01_09.html) (January 20) New!
NutriSystem Announces Nationwide Voluntary Recall of Peanut Butter Granola Bar Due to Possible Peanut Corporation of America (PCA) Contamination and Potential Health Risk (http://www.fda.gov/oc/po/firmrecalls/nutrisystem01_09.html) (January 21) New!
Ready Pac Foods, Inc Announces Voluntary Product Recall (http://www.fda.gov/oc/po/firmrecalls/readypac01_09.html) (January 20) New!
PetSmart Voluntarily Recalls Grreat Choice® Dog Biscuits (http://www.fda.gov/oc/po/firmrecalls/petsmart01_09.html) (January 20)
Nature's Path Recalls Peanut Butter Optimum Energy Bars Nationwide Because of Possible Health Risk (http://www.fda.gov/oc/po/firmrecalls/naturepath01_09.html) (January 20)
Country Maid Announces Voluntary Nationwide Recall of Classic Breaks® Peanut Butter Cookie Dough Due to Possible Health Risk (http://www.fda.gov/oc/po/firmrecalls/countrymaid01_09.html) (January 20)
Evening Rise Bread Co. Recalls Peanut Butter Cookies and Bars Because of Possible Health Risk (http://www.fda.gov/oc/po/firmrecalls/eveningrise01_09.html) (January 19)
Clif Bar & Company Announces Voluntary Nationwide Recall of CLIF® and LUNA® Branded Bars Containing Peanut Butter Due to Possible Health Risk (http://www.fda.gov/oc/po/firmrecalls/clifbar01_09.html) (January 19)
Kroger Recalls Select Ice Cream Products Due to Possible Health Risk (http://www.fda.gov/oc/po/firmrecalls/kroger01_09.html) (January 19)
Abbott Nutrition Announces Voluntary Recall of ZonePerfect® Chocolate Peanut Butter Bars, ZonePerfect® Peanut Toffee Bars and NutriPals™ Peanut Butter Chocolate Bars in U.S., Mexico, New Zealand and Singapore (http://www.fda.gov/oc/po/firmrecalls/abbott01_09.html) (January 19)
Meijer Announces Voluntary Recall for Some Meijer Brand Peanut Butter Crackers and Ice Cream Because of Possible Health Risk (http://www.fda.gov/oc/po/firmrecalls/meijer01_09.html) (January 19)
Peanut Corporation of America Expands Nationwide Recall of Peanut Butter (http://www.fda.gov/oc/po/firmrecalls/peanutcorp301_09.html) (January 18)
Ralcorp Frozen Bakery Products Recalls Wal-Mart Bakery Brand Peanut Butter Cookies Because Of Possible Health Risk (http://www.fda.gov/oc/po/firmrecalls/ralcorp301_09.html) (January 18)
Ralcorp Frozen Bakery Products Recalls Lofthouse Peanut Butter Cookies, Chuck's Chunky Peanut Butter Cookies And Pastries Plus Gourmet Cookies Nationwide Because Of Possible Health Risk (http://www.fda.gov/oc/po/firmrecalls/ralcorp201_09.html) (January 18)
Ralcorp Frozen Bakery Products Recalls Food Lion Bake Shop Peanut Butter Cookies Nationwide Because Of Possible Health Risk (http://www.fda.gov/oc/po/firmrecalls/ralcorp101_09.html) (January 18)
South Bend Chocolate Company Recalls Various Candys Containing Peanut Butter Because of Possible Salmonella Contamination (http://www.fda.gov/oc/po/firmrecalls/southbend01_09.html) (January 18)
McKee Foods Corporation Announces Voluntary Nationwide Recall of Little Debbie® Peanut Butter Toasty and Peanut Butter Cheese Sandwich Crackers Because of Possible Health Risk (http://www.fda.gov/oc/po/firmrecalls/mckee01_09.html) (January 18)
Perry's Ice Cream Company Announces Voluntary Recall of Select Peanut Butter Ice Cream Products Due to Possible Health Risk (http://www.fda.gov/oc/po/firmrecalls/perry01_09.html) (January 17)
Hy-Vee Inc. Recalls Bakery Products With Peanut Butter Distributed in Seven States Due to Possible Health Risk (http://www.fda.gov/oc/po/firmrecalls/hyvee01_09.html) (January 17)
Peanut Corporation of America Expands Nationwide Recall of Peanut Butter (http://www.fda.gov/oc/po/firmrecalls/peanutcorp201_09.html) (January 16)
Kellogg Company Announces Voluntary Nationwide Recall of Austin® and Keebler® Branded Peanut Butter Sandwich Crackers and Select Snack-Size Packs of Famous Amos® And Keebler® Soft Batch Peanut Butter Cookies Because of Possible Health Risk (http://www.fda.gov/oc/po/firmrecalls/kellogg201_09.html) (January 16)
Peanut Corporation of America Announces Voluntary Nationwide Recall of Peanut Butter (http://www.fda.gov/oc/po/firmrecalls/peanutcorp01_09.html) (January 13)
King Nut Issues Peanut Butter Recall (http://www.fda.gov/oc/po/firmrecalls/kingnut01_09.html) (January 10)
Company Action
Kellogg Company Announces Precautionary Hold on Austin and Keebler Branded Peanut Butter Sandwich Crackers (http://www.fda.gov/oc/po/firmrecalls/kellogg01_09.html) (January 14)
http://www.fda.gov/oc/opacom/hottopics/salmonellatyph.html#recalls
BTW, I didn't get sick from the two crackers I ate tuesday, part of the Austin choclatey PB cracker precautionary hold, but i've never been a fan of Russian Roulette so the other 11 packages are going back for refund.;)
Rockhound
01-22-2009, 12:03
It might be true it makes oversight and safety of our food supply more practical and affordable.
Perhaps it should but we all know that isn't the case. Corporations are first and foremost about making profit. If they can reduce their costs they will even if it may put the public at risk. Also if using certain pesticides, hormones, enzymes, preservatives etc can result in greater profit they will not hesitate to use them.
Fiddleback
01-22-2009, 18:31
Here's an update from today's (22 Jan) Wall Street Journal...
"Va. Company Confirmed As Source of Salmonella"
...peanut butter and peanut paste made by (Peanut Corp. of America) are the sole sources of a salmonella outbreak ...
...many of the people who became sick nationwide had eaten pre-packaged peanut-butter sandwich crackers sold under Kellogg Co's Austin and Keebler brands. Kellogg...has since recalled the products.
On Tuesday, PetSmart Ince recalled seven of Its Grreat Choice Dog Biscuit products that contain peanut paste made by Peanut Corp. PetSmart said it wasn't aware of any cases of pets becoming ill...but has recalled them as a precautionary measure.
FB
Just out of shear curiousity, and love for Peanut Butter, we called the Smuckers company today(we eat all Natural Smuckers). They said they are NOT involved in the recall. Just an FYI if you are trying to find some you CAN eat.:)
Does anyone know if peanut butter power bars were recalled. I bought 100 of them and have them in all my resupply boxes for my upcomming thru-hike.
BitBucket
01-22-2009, 21:44
Well last Thursday at work I had a pack of the Austin peanut butter crackers. After I had finished them up a buddy asked me if I had seen the recall notice. I really didn't think much about it as I generally eat a pack of PB crackers every day and have never had problems related to peanut butter.
Well on Monday the nausea, diarrhea, fever, chills, headaches, and dehydration hit and hit hard...it lasted until this morning. It's the worse stuff I've ever encountered and I've had food poisoning several times over the years. I lost 12+ pounds in 3 days...
I don't know if it was the PB crackers or not, but just to be safe, I'd dump all the PB products I have right now that are on the list of recalled products.
If this had happened out on the trail, well, I'd rather not think about it...you couldn't carry enough TP in your backpack to take care of what this stuff brings on...
Can't say they didn't warn you if you choose to eat it...
Does anyone know if peanut butter power bars were recalled. I bought 100 of them and have them in all my resupply boxes for my upcomming thru-hike.
As seen on http://www.powerbar.com/
We (PowerBar) do not buy or purchase any peanut based ingredients from P.C.A. -- Peanut Corporation of America
However if your "power bars" are really Clif Bars note what's on http://www.clifbar.com/ now.
A possible alternative (that does support my health insurance) is http://www.hersheys.com/payday/products/paydaypro.asp as they were able to make the following statement: http://www.hersheys.com/recall/peanutbutter.asp However they are difficult to find so I have a box of Clif Bars in my closet right now. Fortunately they were outside the recall dates and they also have not created any symptomology following my outing last weekend.
Thanks KiOeh,
I just got done taking 32 cliff bars out of my 15 resupply boxes and threw them out. They fell right in between the recall dates. Lance peanut butter crackers are O.K. according to their site also.
jmcdowell
02-02-2009, 16:09
I work with PowerBar, and am writing to clear up anyconfusion around which products are affected by the recent peanut butter recall. In response to manyuser's questions about energy bars affected by the recall, we want to assureyou that PowerBar products are not affected by the recall.
None of our PowerBar products are affected by the recentreports of salmonella found in certain types of peanut butter and peanut pasteingredients traced to Peanut Corporation of America (PCA), the company thatannounced a nationwide recall of peanut butter products traced to its plant. Itis important to know that PowerBar does not purchase or source any peanutbutter-based ingredients from PCA.
We hope that this clears up any confusion, and weappreciate your time.
Please be in touch if you have additional questions.
Thanks,
Jillian
For PowerBar
jillian.mcdowell [at] clynch.com
I'll be honest. If there are only a couple hundred incidents nationwide, as the result of folks eating hundreds of millions of crackers and cookies, the odds are probably better that you will win the Powerball lotto, than you will get sick.
I just don't worry about that stuff.
earlyriser26
02-02-2009, 16:56
Number one brand, JIF (Smucker's) has had no problems.:sun