FDA PEANUT BUTTER WARNING - Includes SKIPPY

Not unlike most mornings of the past week, this morning there seems to be a mass search for information on the PEANUT BUTTER RECALL. It appears the FDA is taking a better safe than sorry approach in their PEANUT BUTTER "no go list".

Although I have not found any information on the FDA SKIPPY PEANUT BUTTER RECALL on the FDA Site, Reuters is reporting the FDA as strongly urging everyone to stay away from any PEANUT BUTTER MADE IN THE USA.

Here is the REUTERS article

U.S. health authorities told consumers on Saturday to avoid eating products that contain PEANUT BUTTER until they can determine the scope of an outbreak of salmonella food poisoning that may have contributed to six deaths.

"We urge consumers to postpone eating any products that may contain PEANUT BUTTER until additional information becomes available," Dr. Stephen Sundlof of the Food and Drug Administration's Center for Food Safety said in a teleconference with reporters.

As of now, there is no indication that "major national name brand jars of PEANUT BUTTER sold in retail stores are linked" to bulk supplies of PEANUT BUTTER and peanut paste recalled for fear of possible contamination, the FDA said in a follow-up statement.

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The company at the center of the matter, Peanut Corporation of America, or PCA, said it had been informed by health authorities that some samples of its products had tested positive for a salmonella strain that may have originated in a Blakely, Georgia, peanut processing plant.

The PEANUT BUTTER and peanut paste recalled by PCA was used by many other manufacturers to make such products as cakes, crackers, candies, cookies and ice cream, the FDA said.

"In terms of food products which contain PEANUT BUTTER, but have not yet been recalled, we urge consumers to postpone eating these products until information becomes available about whether that product may be affected," an e-mailed statement said. "We have been advised by manufacturers that product specific information may be available within the next few days."

The FDA is asking companies to check the records of their supply chain and determine if their ingredients came from PCA, and if so, to take "appropriate precautionary measures."

As of Friday night, 474 people had been reported infected by a salmonella outbreak linked to PEANUT BUTTER by public health authorities in 43 of the 50 U.S. states, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said.

Twenty-three percent of the known cases had resulted in hospitalizations and the infections may have contributed to six deaths, said Dr. Robert Tauxe, deputy director of the Centers' division of Foodborne, Bacterial and Mycotic Diseases.

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The very young, elderly and immuno-compromised were the most severely affected, he said in the teleconference. The reported illnesses began in September and 21 cases were reported on Friday.

The recalled PEANUT BUTTER was sold in containers ranging in size from 5 pounds (2.3 kg) to 1,700 pounds (771 kg) and the peanut paste was sold in sizes ranging from 35-pound (16-kg) containers to tanker containers. None of the PEANUT BUTTER or peanut paste being recalled so far is sold through retail stores, PCA said.

Kellogg Co said late on Friday it was recalling certain products that "have the potential to be contaminated," including some Austin and Keebler branded PEANUT BUTTER snacks and some Famous Amos and Keebler Soft Batch cookies.
Also on Saturday, the FDA said Hy-Vee Inc was voluntarily recalling bakery products distributed in seven states because they contained peanut butter that could be contaminated with salmonella.

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The items being recalled by Hy-Vee include Peanut Butter Cookies, Monster Cookies and Peanut Butter Reese's Pieces Cookies and were sold in all Hy-Vee stores in Iowa, Illinois, Missouri, Kansas, Nebraska, South Dakota and Minnesota, the FDA said in a news release.

"All items should be destroyed or returned to Hy-Vee for a full refund," it said.

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KELLOGG KEEBLER and AUSTIN RECALL of PEANUT BUTTER CRACKERS

Cereal and snack maker Kellogg Co. has asked stores around the country to remove a variety of Austin and Keebler-brand peanut butter crackers after a recall by a supplier involved in the salmonella probe.

Virginia-based Peanut Corp. of America is the Kellogg supplier that recalled some of its peanut butter because of possible Salmonella contamination. Kellogg says in a release Wednesday it hasn't gotten complaints or found a cause for concern.

A national salmonella outbreak has sickened more than 430 people.

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FDA compliance officer Sandra Williams says Kellogg's move is a stop-sale order that's less serious than an actual recall. Williams says the action involves a large volume of product around the country. A Kellogg spokesman says the company's cooperating with federal authorities.

MORE INFORMATION ON KELLOGG KEEBLER AND AUSTIN PEANUT BUTTER CRACKER SANDWICH RECALL

More Chinese Garbage Recalled - Delta Crib Recall

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Delta Enterprises has announced a voluntary recall of all Delta cribs made between the years 1995 and 2000, which adds up to about 1.6 million cribs. Delta Enterprises, while based in New York, has their products manufactured in China, sparking more criticism of China's products. The Delta Enterprises crib recall is one of the largest recalls in America's history, aside from the lead-based paint scandal out of the China.

The recall was announced Monday morning after reports of two infant deaths, with assembly of the crib being the source of the problem.

For more on the Delta Crib Recall story visit

Deadly Canadian Cheese Recalled - dead 87 Sick after Salmonella Outbreak

One person has died and 87 are sick with salmonella food poisoning from tainted cheese in the Canadian province of Quebec, health officials said on Friday.

The outbreak comes amid consumer alarm over a massive recall by Maple Leaf Foods Inc of ready-to-eat meats. An outbreak of listeriosis food poisoning from deli meats produced at the company's Toronto plant has been linked to the deaths of 15 people.

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Quebec public health director Horacio Arruda said the salmonella outbreak had no connection to the Maple Leaf case. Three brands of cheese were being recalled after an unusually high number of salmonellosis cases were reported.


"There was one fatality and 40 percent of the cases were hospitalized," Arruda told reporters in Montreal in a televised news conference.


The brands of cheese recalled are La Chaudiere, Polo and Tradition, bought between July 24 and August 24, the health agency said in a statement.

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Salmonella bacteria are a common cause of food poisoning, resulting in fever, chills, diarrhea and dehydration. Children, the elderly and those with weakened immune systems are most at risk.

Whole Foods Recalls E coli Tainted Beef

SOURCE: http://consumerreportsblog.blogspot.com/

Whole Foods Markets announced a voluntary beef recall in 23 states, Washington, D.C., and Canada after 9 consumers purchasing beef in its Massachusetts and Pennsylvania stores were sickened by E. coli infections. The Whole Foods beef recall is for beef patties and ground beef sold in Whole Foods stores between June 2 and August 6, 2008. Customers should dispose of recalled beef and bring either the packaging or receipt to a Whole Foods store for a refund.

Massachusetts health authorities confirmed the seventh case of E. coli infection linked to the Whole Foods beef recall in that state yesterday.

The Whole Foods beef reall covers the following locations: Connecticut, Rhode Island, Maine, Massachusetts, Florida, New Jersey, New York, Kentucky, Maryland, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Virginia, Washington D. C., Alabama, Georgia, North Carolina, South Carolina, Tennessee, Illinois, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, Nebraska, Wisconsin and Canada.

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Whole Foods announced the beef recall on its website, noting that the tainted beef comes from Coleman Natural Beef and was processed at Nebraska Beef processing facility. Coleman beef was the subject of a previous United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) recall for E. coli contamination. Before the Whole Foods beef recall, Whole Foods says it sought and received assurances from Coleman that none of the beef it was providing to Whole Foods was subject to the earlier USDA recall. In light of the Whole Foods beef recall, the accuracy of those assurances is being investigated.

Nestle Recalls 200,000 Pounds of Frozen Lean Pockets

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The Nestle Prepared Foods Company is recalling nearly 200-thousand pounds of frozen Lean Pockets spinach artichoke chicken sandwiches.
The company got complaints from consumers about pieces of plastic in the sandwiches.
While the USDA's Food Safety and Inspection Service has received no complaints so far, two injuries have been reported to the Nestle company.
The recalled sandwiches were distributed nationwide, have a "Best Before" date of November 2009 on the side of each box and the establishment number P7721A.