Peanut Butter Recall Expanded

The  peanut  butter  recall  announced recently because of possible Salmonella   contamination  has  been  expanded.  

Sunland,  Inc. announced  yesterday  that  it  is  voluntarily recalling almond butter and peanut  butter  products with Best-If-Used-By Dates between May 1, 2013 and September  24,  2013.  This  still  includes the Trader Joe’s Creamy Salted Valencia  Peanut  Butter recall the Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS)  announced  yesterday.  

These  products  were distributed nationwide including  in  New  Hampshire  and  online.  If consumers have any of these products  at  home they are advised to discard them immediately and not eat them.  A  complete  list  of  recalled  products  is available on Sunland’s
website at www.sunlandinc.com/788/html/pdfs/SunlandRecall.pdf.

Twenty-nine   people   are   reported   to   have  Salmonella  Bredeney  in
approximately  18 states, including Washington, California, Arizona, Texas,
Louisiana,   Missouri,   Illinois,   Minnesota,   Michigan,   Pennsylvania,
Massachusetts,   New   York,   Rhode   Island,  North  Carolina,  Virginia,
Connecticut,  New  Jersey  and  Maryland,  according  to a report issued on
September 22, 2012 by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).
They became ill between June 11, 2012 and September 2, 2012.

“Food  that  is  contaminated  is always a concern,” said Dr. José Montero,
Director  of Public Health at DHHS, “and while there have been many recalls
in the news lately, it is important to be aware of all food recalls because
the  implications  can be serious, even deadly. Please take the few minutes
now and in the future to check for these products.”

Salmonella  is  a  bacterium  that  can  cause  serious and sometimes fatal
infections  in  young  children,  frail  or  elderly people, and those with
weakened  immune  systems.  Healthy  persons infected with Salmonella often
experience  fever,  diarrhea  (which  may  be bloody), nausea, vomiting and
abdominal  pain.  Some cases may be more severe and people may even need to
be  hospitalized.  In  these  patients, the Salmonella infection may spread
from  the  intestines to the blood stream, and then to other body sites and
can cause death unless the person is treated promptly with antibiotics.

This  may  be  an  evolving situation so consumers are advised to check the
Food   and   Drug  Administration  (FDA)  website  for  updates.  For  more
information  on  these  products,  consumers  can  call  Sunland,  Inc.  at
1-866-837-1018.  The  Centers  for  Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) is
conducting    an    investigation    into   possible   cases   of   illness
http://www.cdc.gov/salmonella/bredeney-09-12/index.html.    For   questions
about  salmonellosis,  call  the  DHHS  Division of Public Health Services,
Bureau of Infectious Disease Control at (603) 271-4496.

Submitted by Nichole Whitley, public information office, New Hampshire Department of Health and Human Services, Concord