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Re-activateThe Peanut Corporation of America (PCA), a peanut processing company and maker of peanut butter for bulk distribution to institutions, food service industries, and private label food companies, today announced a nationwide recall of peanut butter produced in its Blakely, Georgia processing facility because it has the potential to be contaminated with salmonella. The peanut butter has been linked to a food poisoning outbreak that has so far sickened more than 400 people in 43 states.
On the same day, health officials in Idaho and Minnesota reported two more deaths associated with the salmonella outbreak, according to the Associated Press. Three deaths had been reported earlier -- one in Minnesota and two in Virginia.
In announcing the recall, the Food and Drug Administration stressed that none of the peanut butter being recalled had been sold directly to consumers through retail stores. The recalled product—21 lots in all—was sold in containers ranging from five to 50 pounds. PCA is notifying its institutional customers and has set up a toll-free hotline (1-877-564-7080) to answer questions. Full descriptions of all the recalled lots and sizes can be found in the recall notice.
Both the FDA and the Centers for Disease Control are tracking the outbreak. We also came across an interesting article in Scientific American that answers the questions: How does salmonella get into peanut butter and can you kill it once it's there?
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