Salmonella outbreak linked to peanut butter

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - An outbreak of salmonella food poisoning that has sickened at least 399 people and put 70 or more into the hospital has been linked to peanut butter, officials in Minnesota said on Friday.

Officials from the Minnesota Department of Agriculture and the Minnesota Department of Health said they were issuing a product advisory for King Nut brand creamy peanut butter after finding the Salmonella typhimurium bacteria in a big institutional-size jar of the spread.

“The Minnesota cases have the same genetic fingerprint as the cases in a national outbreak that has sickened almost 400 people in 42 states,” the health department said in a statement.

(Reporting by Maggie Fox; Editing by Peter Cooney)

Source

--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Related Posts:


WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Tests confirm that recalled batches of contaminated peanut butter match the strain of Salmonella food poisoning that has sickened 399 people, Minnesota health officials said on Monday. They found the bacteria contaminating the peanut butter was a genetic match to the bacteria making the people sick. “Minnesota Departments of Agriculture and Health lab tests

Full Post: Peanut butter linked to Salmonella outbreak
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

CHICAGO (Reuters) - An Ohio-based food distributor has voluntarily recalled two brands of peanut butter after it was told salmonella found in an open five-pound tub sold under the King Nut label. King Nut Cos, in a statement released Saturday, said it immediately contacted its customers and asked them to remove all King Nut peanut butter

Full Post: King Nut recalls salmonella-tainted peanut butter
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

By Maggie Fox, Health and Science Editor WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Five deaths have now been linked to an outbreak of Salmonella food poisoning linked to peanut butter, but the strain involved is not particularly virulent, health officials said on Friday. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said 453 infections had been reported in 43 states and

Full Post: Five deaths linked to salmonella outbreak
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

NEW YORK (Reuters) - Kellogg Co said on Wednesday it was removing its Austin and Keebler branded peanut butter snacks from store shelves and put a hold their shipments due to the current Salmonella food poisoning outbreak. But the company said its own investigation has not indicated any concerns over its products, nor has Kellogg received

Full Post: Kellogg takes peanut butter snacks off shelves
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

By Jim Wolf WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. health authorities told consumers on Saturday to avoid eating products that contain peanut butter until they can determine the scope of an outbreak of salmonella food poisoning that may have contributed to six deaths. “We urge consumers to postpone eating any products that may contain peanut butter until additional information

Full Post: Steer clear of peanut butter: U.S. authorities

Site Navigation

Most Read

Search

Contact

  • kinwrite.com@gmail.com