A Little Bit:
The FDA has posted a voluntary recall announcement from King Nut, a peanut butter distributor, of their food service distributed King Nut branded peanut butter. The claim is that no other King Nut product is affected, including direct-to-consumer items.
However, keep in mind that food service distribution items may be sold to the public through wholesale outlets and clubs, so you should take care to evaluate the brand/label and source of your peanut butter. Also, and even more troubling, is that sellers of institutional or ingredient-type substances often provide their products to other well-known manufacturers. It is highly likely that many other regional and national (and perhaps even multi-national) food product manufacturers may be impacted by the recall, given the seriousness of Salmonellosis.
A 5-lb. tub of the King Nut peanut butter was discovered to be contaminated with a strain of Salmonella, which triggered the recall. No further information about the specific strain was provided.
N.B.
Remember the previous nationwide Salmonellosis epidemic? Read our related posts (in reverse chronological order):
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- Killer Tomatoes vs. Killer Peppers: The New Saga
- Progress on Stalking the Killer Tomatoes and Friends
- Salmonellosis Due to Another Culprit?
- The Tomato Wars 2: Ashburn’s Fuddruckers (and Nationwide McDonald’s Announcement)
- Colorful FDA Salmonellosis Response Graphic/Text
- Attack of the Killer Tomatoes: Update 5
- Stalking the Killer Tomatoes to Florida and Mexico
- The Tomato Wars: BK vs. McD, and the Rest
- Attack of the Killer Tomatoes: Update 4
- Attack of the Killer Tomatoes: Update 3
- Attack of the Killer Tomatoes: Update 2
- Attack of the Killer Tomatoes Redux
- Attack of the Killer Tomatoes
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