FDA posts online list of peanut butter products recalled due to Salmonella fears
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has set up an online list of peanut butter-containing products that have been recalled because of concerns they may be contaminated with the bacterium Salmonella.
The list is searchable by brand name (such as “Keebler”), by description (such as “Crackers with Peanut Butter), by Universal Product Code (UPC), the unique identifying number on which barcodes are based, or any combination of brandname, description or UPC code.
To view and search the list go to: http://www.accessdata.fda.gov/scripts/peanutbutterrecall/index.cfm
Last week, the U.S. Center of Disease Control (CDC) and Prevention warned consumers not to eat any peanut butter containing products until investigators have determined that the products are free of contamination from the bacterium Salmonella.
As of Friday, Jan. 17, 474 people in 43 states have become infected a strain of the bacterium known as Salmonella Typhimurium, the CDC said, including 13 in Washington state—three of whom live in King County.
Specifically the CDC warns consumers:
- Do not eat products that have been recalled and throw them away in a manner that prevents others from eating them.
- Postpone eating other peanut butter containing products (such as cookies, crackers, cereal, candy and ice cream) until information becomes available about whether that product may be affected.
- Persons who think they may have become ill from eating peanut butter are advised to consult their health care providers.
Salmonella is a bacteria which causes a gastrointestinal infection. According to the U.S. Centers for Disease Control (CDC), People infected with the bacteria typically develop diarrhea, fever, and abdominal cramps 12-72 hours after infection.
Most people recover within 4 to 7 days without treatment, but infants, the elderly, and those with impaired immune systems are at risk of developing more severe infections in which the bacteria enters the bloodstream and infects other parts of the body, the CDC warns.
Such infections can be fatal and should be treated with antibiotics, the CDC says.
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To learn more:
- Read more of LocalHealthGuides coverage in postings below.
- Visit the CDC’s Salmonella Outbreak Update Web page.
- Visit the U.S. Food and Drug Administration’s Salmonella Outbreak Update Web page.
- Visit Public Health – Seattle & King County information page which has links to information on Salmonella in Chinese, English, Korean, Somali, Spanish and Vietnamese.
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