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Country’s largest organic peanut butter processor ordered to close www.privateofficer.com
November 27, 2012
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WASHINGTON DC Nov 27 2012— The Food and Drug Administration has halted operations of the country’s largest organic peanut butter processor, cracking down on salmonella poisoning for the first time with a new enforcement authority the agency gained in a 2011 food safety law.
FDA officials found salmonella all over Sunland Inc.’s New Mexico processing plant after 41 people in 20 states, most of them children, were sickened by peanut butter manufactured at the Sunland plant and sold at Trader Joe’s. The suspension will prevent the company from distributing any food.
The food safety law gave the FDA authority to suspend a company’s registration when food manufactured or held there has a “reasonable probability” of causing serious health problems or death.
Sunland sold hundreds of products to many of the nation’s largest grocery chains.
FDA ALERT: Peanut Butter Products Recalled www.privateofficer.com
January 18, 2009
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Washington DC Jan 18 2009
The Food and Drug Administration on Saturday advised consumers to avoid eating any product containing peanut butter or peanut paste until it can determine how many products have been contaminated.
The FDA said it was not including jars of peanut butter sold in grocery stores, only products that were made with peanut butter, such as crackers.
“We are urging people not to eat products that have peanut butter until we have better information and they can make an informed choice,” said Dr. Stephen Sundlof, director of the FDA Center for Food Safety and Applied Nutrition.
Already more than 450 people have been poisioned, and five people have died, as the result on of a Salmonella outbreak. A sixth death may be linked to the outbreak.
The FDA said Friday its investigators found contamination in a Blakely, Ga., peanut-processing plant owned by Lynchburg, Va.-based Peanut Corp. of America but had not confirmed the contamination at the plant is the same strain that caused the Salmonella outbreak.
The plant, which employees about 50 people, suspended operations this week while investigators look for clues. The Atlanta-based Centers For Disease Control and Prevention is analyzing the evidence gathered by FDA inspectors.
The FDA said Friday it is also investigating at least one peanut grower, but did not release more information.
In the processing of peanuts for peanut butter, the peanuts are roasted to about 350 degrees, which normally would kill any kind of Salmonella contamination, said Don Koehler, executive director of the Georgia Peanut Commission, which has been monitoring the crisis since the outbreak was revealed about a week ago.
“I think they would be looking at a post-roaster issue,” said Koehler.
Peanut Corp. of America on Friday expanded its recall of peanut butter for bulk distribution — which is believed to be the source of the contamination. Previously, the company recalled 21 lots of peanut butter produced on or after July 1, 2008.
The company expanded it Friday to a voluntary recall of all peanut butter produced on or after Aug. 8, 2008, and peanut paste produced on or after Sept. 26, 2008, at the Georgia plant.
Late Friday, Kellogg announced it is recalling as a precaution about 33,000 cases of cookies, and 7 million cases of crackers from grocery shelves. On Saturday a company spokesperson, Kris Charles, declined to say how much the recall is costing.
No Georgians have died, but six have taken ill, ranging from age 7 to 73, as a result of the outbreak, said the state Division of Public Health, which declined to identify the victims.
Kellogg is now asking consumers who possess recalled products to destroy them. Consumers wishing to receive a refund may do so by calling the customer service number listed on the recall notice.
These are the products Kellog has told retailers to recall and customers to destroy:
• Austin® Quality Foods Cheese Crackers with Peanut Butter – all sizes
• Austin® Quality Foods Cheese & Peanut ButterSandwich Crackers – all sizes
• Austin® Quality Foods Mega Stuffed Cheese Crackers with Peanut Butter – all sizes
• Austin® Quality Foods PB & J Cracker Sandwiches – all sizes
• Austin® Quality Foods Super Snack Pack Sandwich Crackers
• Austin® Quality Foods Chocolate Peanut Butter Sandwich Crackers – all sizes
• Austin® Quality Foods Toasty Crackers with Peanut Butter – all sizes
• Austin® Quality Foods Reduced Fat Cheese & Peanut Butter Sandwich Crackers
• Austin® Quality Foods Reduced Fat Toasty Crackers with Peanut Butter Sandwich Crackers
• Austin® Quality FoodsCookie/Cracker Pack
• Austin® Quality FoodsVariety Pack
• Keebler® Cheese & Peanut Butter Sandwich Crackers – all sizes
• Keebler® Toast & PB’n J Flavored Sandwich Crackers – all sizes
• Keebler® Toast & Peanut Butter Sandwich Crackers – all sizes
• Famous Amos® Peanut Butter Cookies (2- and 3-ounce)
• Keebler® Soft Batch Homestyle Peanut Butter Cookies (2.5-ounce)
The Food and Drug Administration on Saturday advised consumers to avoid eating any product containing peanut butter or peanut paste until it can determine how many products have been contaminated.
The FDA said it was not including jars of peanut butter sold in grocery stores, only products that were made with peanut butter, such as crackers.
“We are urging people not to eat products that have peanut butter until we have better information and they can make an informed choice,” said Dr. Stephen Sundlof, director of the FDA Center for Food Safety and Applied Nutrition.
Already more than 450 people have been poisioned, and five people have died, as the result on of a Salmonella outbreak. A sixth death may be linked to the outbreak.
The FDA said Friday its investigators found contamination in a Blakely, Ga., peanut-processing plant owned by Lynchburg, Va.-based Peanut Corp. of America but had not confirmed the contamination at the plant is the same strain that caused the Salmonella outbreak.
The plant, which employees about 50 people, suspended operations this week while investigators look for clues. The Atlanta-based Centers For Disease Control and Prevention is analyzing the evidence gathered by FDA inspectors.
The FDA said Friday it is also investigating at least one peanut grower, but did not release more information.
In the processing of peanuts for peanut butter, the peanuts are roasted to about 350 degrees, which normally would kill any kind of Salmonella contamination, said Don Koehler, executive director of the Georgia Peanut Commission, which has been monitoring the crisis since the outbreak was revealed about a week ago.
“I think they would be looking at a post-roaster issue,” said Koehler.
Peanut Corp. of America on Friday expanded its recall of peanut butter for bulk distribution — which is believed to be the source of the contamination. Previously, the company recalled 21 lots of peanut butter produced on or after July 1, 2008.
The company expanded it Friday to a voluntary recall of all peanut butter produced on or after Aug. 8, 2008, and peanut paste produced on or after Sept. 26, 2008, at the Georgia plant.
Late Friday, Kellogg announced it is recalling as a precaution about 33,000 cases of cookies, and 7 million cases of crackers from grocery shelves. On Saturday a company spokesperson, Kris Charles, declined to say how much the recall is costing.
No Georgians have died, but six have taken ill, ranging from age 7 to 73, as a result of the outbreak, said the state Division of Public Health, which declined to identify the victims.
Kellogg is now asking consumers who possess recalled products to destroy them. Consumers wishing to receive a refund may do so by calling the customer service number listed on the recall notice.
These are the products Kellog has told retailers to recall and customers to destroy:
• Austin® Quality Foods Cheese Crackers with Peanut Butter – all sizes
• Austin® Quality Foods Cheese & Peanut ButterSandwich Crackers – all sizes
• Austin® Quality Foods Mega Stuffed Cheese Crackers with Peanut Butter – all sizes
• Austin® Quality Foods PB & J Cracker Sandwiches – all sizes
• Austin® Quality Foods Super Snack Pack Sandwich Crackers
• Austin® Quality Foods Chocolate Peanut Butter Sandwich Crackers – all sizes
• Austin® Quality Foods Toasty Crackers with Peanut Butter – all sizes
• Austin® Quality Foods Reduced Fat Cheese & Peanut Butter Sandwich Crackers
• Austin® Quality Foods Reduced Fat Toasty Crackers with Peanut Butter Sandwich Crackers
• Austin® Quality FoodsCookie/Cracker Pack
• Austin® Quality FoodsVariety Pack
• Keebler® Cheese & Peanut Butter Sandwich Crackers – all sizes
• Keebler® Toast & PB’n J Flavored Sandwich Crackers – all sizes
• Keebler® Toast & Peanut Butter Sandwich Crackers – all sizes
• Famous Amos® Peanut Butter Cookies (2- and 3-ounce)
• Keebler® Soft Batch Homestyle Peanut Butter Cookies (2.5-ounce)
In addition, Little Debbie products containing peanut butter was also recalled early Sunday morning. A complete list of products on that recall list will be announced later today.
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January 11, 2009
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COLUMBUS, Ohio Jan 11 2009 – An Ohio distributor says it has recalled two brands of its peanut butter after an open container tested positive for salmonella bacteria.
There was no immediate indication whether the brands were linked to a national salmonella outbreak.
King Nut Companies said in a statement issued Saturday that it has asked customers to stop distributing all peanut butter under its King Nut and Parnell’s Pride brands with a lot code that begins with the numeral “8.” The brands are distributed only through food service providers and are not sold directly to consumers.
Preliminary laboratory testing found salmonella bacteria in a 5-pound container of King Nut brand creamy peanut butter, the Minnesota Department of Health said Friday.
The Minnesota tests had not linked it to the type of salmonella in the outbreak that has sickened almost 400 people in 42 states, but the department said additional results are expected early next week.
“We are taking immediate and voluntary action because the health and safety of those who use our products is always our highest priority,” King Nut’s president, Martin Kanan, said in a release.
King Nut, based in Solon, Ohio, has canceled all orders with the manufacturer of its two peanut butter brands, Peanut Corporation of America, based in Lynchburg, Va.
Peanut Corporation said in a statement posted on its Web site that it is working with federal food and health officials to determine whether its products are connected to the national outbreak. PCA does not sell its products at grocery stores or directly to the public.
The Lynchburg company said the tainted container was found in the kitchen of a nursing facility, leaving it open to the possibility of cross-contamination from another source. The company did not say where the nursing facility was located or when the contaminated product was discovered.
Peanut Corporation’s owner and president, Stewart Parnell, declined to comment further on Sunday until the Federal Drug Administration and the U.S. Center for Disease Control and Prevention complete their investigation.
CDC spokeswoman Bernadette Burden said Sunday that she had no new information on the case and did not know when additional test results would be available.
The CDC said Friday that 399 cases had been confirmed nationally, with about one in five of victims hospitalized. California has reported the most cases, with 55, followed by Ohio with 53. All the illnesses began between Sept. 3 and Dec. 29, but most of the people grew sick after Oct. 1.
The CDD has not confirmed any deaths associated with the outbreak.
The report of peanut butter contamination comes almost two years after ConAgra recalled its Peter Pan brand peanut butter, which was eventually linked to at least 625 salmonella cases in 47 states.
CDC officials say the bacteria in the current outbreak has been genetically fingerprinted as the Typhimurium type, which is among the most common sources of salmonella food poisoning.
There was no immediate indication whether the brands were linked to a national salmonella outbreak.
King Nut Companies said in a statement issued Saturday that it has asked customers to stop distributing all peanut butter under its King Nut and Parnell’s Pride brands with a lot code that begins with the numeral “8.” The brands are distributed only through food service providers and are not sold directly to consumers.
Preliminary laboratory testing found salmonella bacteria in a 5-pound container of King Nut brand creamy peanut butter, the Minnesota Department of Health said Friday.
The Minnesota tests had not linked it to the type of salmonella in the outbreak that has sickened almost 400 people in 42 states, but the department said additional results are expected early next week.
“We are taking immediate and voluntary action because the health and safety of those who use our products is always our highest priority,” King Nut’s president, Martin Kanan, said in a release.
King Nut, based in Solon, Ohio, has canceled all orders with the manufacturer of its two peanut butter brands, Peanut Corporation of America, based in Lynchburg, Va.
Peanut Corporation said in a statement posted on its Web site that it is working with federal food and health officials to determine whether its products are connected to the national outbreak. PCA does not sell its products at grocery stores or directly to the public.
The Lynchburg company said the tainted container was found in the kitchen of a nursing facility, leaving it open to the possibility of cross-contamination from another source. The company did not say where the nursing facility was located or when the contaminated product was discovered.
Peanut Corporation’s owner and president, Stewart Parnell, declined to comment further on Sunday until the Federal Drug Administration and the U.S. Center for Disease Control and Prevention complete their investigation.
CDC spokeswoman Bernadette Burden said Sunday that she had no new information on the case and did not know when additional test results would be available.
The CDC said Friday that 399 cases had been confirmed nationally, with about one in five of victims hospitalized. California has reported the most cases, with 55, followed by Ohio with 53. All the illnesses began between Sept. 3 and Dec. 29, but most of the people grew sick after Oct. 1.
The CDD has not confirmed any deaths associated with the outbreak.
The report of peanut butter contamination comes almost two years after ConAgra recalled its Peter Pan brand peanut butter, which was eventually linked to at least 625 salmonella cases in 47 states.
CDC officials say the bacteria in the current outbreak has been genetically fingerprinted as the Typhimurium type, which is among the most common sources of salmonella food poisoning.
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