Peanut Product Recall List Grows Daily
The list of peanut product recalls is growing daily in the nation’s largest salmonella tainted product recall ever. The U.S. Food and Drug Administration said that the Peanut Corporation of America, which has filed for bankruptcy, supplied the peanuts, peanut butter and peanut pasted used in the more that 1500 products that have been linked to more than 500 salmonella related illnesses and nine deaths. The FDA has assured the American consumers that major brands of peanut butter sold in jars are not affected by the recalls so far. Officials said salmonella bacteria can cause serious and sometimes fatal infections in young children, frail or elderly people and others with weakened immune systems. Healthy people infected with salmonella often experience fever, diarrhea, nausea, vomiting and abdominal pain. A list of all companies recalling peanut products is available at http://www.fda.gov/oc/opacom/hottopics/salmonellatyph/recalls.html.
