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Monday, February 19, 2007

A lot of peanut butter

My wife Sally is a first grade teacher and several of her moms have sent her emails about the peanut butter salmonella scare/recall. One of the parents said she had the tainted peanut butter on her shelf. It sounds like she is one of many:
From Yahoo news:

ConAgra said it is not clear how many jars are affected by the recall. But the plant is the sole producer of the nationally distributed Peter Pan brand, and the recall covers all peanut butter — smooth and chunky alike — produced by the plant from May 2006 until now.
"We're talking a lot of jars of peanut butter," said Dr. David Acheson, chief medical officer of the FDA.


TK: We wonder how this salmonella outbreak will hurt peanut butter sales, but at least this is brand specific. The choosy mothers who chose Jif must feel vindicated.

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2 Comments:

At February 19, 2007 at 10:31:00 AM CST , Anonymous Anonymous said...

Someone in the Packer newsroom had a jar of this peanut butter and she didn't get sick. I guess journalists are just lucky.

 
At February 19, 2007 at 3:59:00 PM CST , Blogger Pamela said...

That's my peanut butter you're talking about and I do plan to throw it out, despite the fact that the jar is 90% eaten.

Does that mean I'll stop eating Peter Pan Peanut Butter, however?

No. Not at all. I love my peanut butter.

And my spinach. And my tomatoes. And my green onions. And my cantaloupe.

I'll adhere to the recall and once I get the green light, I'm right back on the Peter Pan gravy train.

 

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