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Article: What you should know about peanut butter recall
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- SouthtownStar (Chicago, IL)
- Article date:
- January 21, 2009
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By Dave Newbart Sun-Times News Group Home-made peanut butter and jelly sandwiches appear to be safe, but nationwide recalls of everything from peanut butter cookies to peanut butter ice cream to peanut butter energy bars has consumers wary of many kids' favorite food. Question: Why should we worry about peanut butter? Answer: A Salmonella Typhimurium outbreak has been traced to a Blakely, Ga., processing plant owned by the Peanut Corp. of America, which makes both peanut butter and peanut paste. Those products are used as flavoring in products sold by Wal-Mart, Kellogg, Meijer and others. Some long-term care facilities and cafeterias also serve PCA's peanut butter, the U.S. Food and Drug ...