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Article: Salmonella prompts recall of peanut butter by Ohio food service distributor.(Front)
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- The Virginian-Pilot (Norfolk, VA)
- Article date:
- January 12, 2009
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By Kantele Franko
The Associated Press
COLUMBUS, Ohio
An Ohio distributor says it has recalled two brands of its peanut butter after an open container tested positive for salmonella bacteria .
Federal health officials said the company's peanut butter had not been conclusively linked to a national salmonella outbreak.
King Nut Companies said in a statement that it 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 peanut butter was distributed only through food service providers in Ohio, Michigan, North Dakota, ...