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Many years ago Skippy had a big recall, but that was long before recalls meant much of anything to anybody.
 

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Starbucks pulls peanut butter products in U.S., Canada

LOS ANGELES (Reuters) – Starbucks Corp on Monday said it has pulled all products containing peanut butter from its stores in the United States and Canada as a safety precaution.

The move came amid a U.S. salmonella outbreak linked to peanut butter and peanut paste from the Peanut Corp of America's Blakely, Georgia processing facility. Seven deaths have been tied to the contamination, which has made hundreds of sick, according to U.S. health officials.

The coffee chain said its products are not affected by a massive recall of peanut butter products and that Peanut Corporation of America is not a Starbucks supplier.

Some of the pulled products include the company's protein plate, granola bars and peanut butter cookies.
 

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FDA is expanding its report on manufacturers who are voluntarily recalling peanut butter items in association with Peanut Butter of America's Salmonella outbreak. The list includes Trader Joe's and Falcon Trading Company. Starbucks is also recalling products, according to Reuters.
 

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In addition, the Canadian Food Inspection Agency recalled nine varieties of snack bars amid fears they may be contaminated with Salmonella. The affected products include Clif, Larabar, Nature's Path Organic and Hebert's Fully Loaded. Full Story
 

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Peanut Butter of America's Georgia plant that produced peanut butter tainted by salmonella has a history of sanitation lapses and was cited repeatedly in 2006 and 2007, according to health inspection reports. Inspection reports from 2008 found the plant repeatedly in violation of cleanliness standards, reported The New York Times on the Web. Full Story (Free Registration Required)
 

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The recent salmonella scare regarding peanut butter may cause a surplus in peanut stocks, according to a University of Georgia peanut expert. The peanut butter recall comes at a particularly bad time considering the rather large surplus of peanuts last season's bumper crop produced, according to Nathan Smith, an economist with the UGA College of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences, reported The Southeast Farm Press. Full Story
 

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FDA ponders next step in salmonella outbreak

WASHINGTON – Federal food safety officials say it's too early to say what action will be taken against the Georgia peanut company at the heart of the current salmonella outbreak.

The Food and Drug Administration says it is preparing a report of findings on the Blakely, Ga., plant owned by Peanut Corp. of America, and the company will be allowed to respond.

The FDA's Michael Rogers told reporters on Wednesday that the agency has a number of regulatory options available. He declined to elaborate.

Earlier, a senior lawmaker in Washington and Georgia's agriculture commissioner called for a criminal investigation of the plant.

The salmonella outbreak has been blamed for making 500 people sick and has been linked to at least eight deaths
 

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Officials Call For Criminal Probe Of Peanut Plant

WASHINGTON (AP) -- Senior congressional and state officials called Wednesday for a federal probe of possible criminal violations at a Georgia peanut processing plant linked to the nationwide salmonella outbreak.
Over the last two years, Peanut Corp. of America found salmonella in a dozen internal tests of its products, but shipped them anyway after getting new tests. The Food and Drug Administration says the company did not initially disclose that to investigators trying to solve the current salmonella outbreak.

The company's actions "can only be described as reprehensible and criminal," said Rep. Rosa DeLauro, D-Conn., who oversees FDA funding. "Not only did this company knowingly sell tainted products, it shopped for a laboratory that would provide the acceptable results they were seeking. This behavior represents the worst of our current food safety regulatory system."

In Georgia, the state's top agriculture official joined DeLauro in asking the Justice Department to determine if the case warrants criminal prosecution.
"They tried to hide it so they could sell it," said Georgia Agriculture Commissioner Tommy Irvin. "Now they've caused a mammoth problem that could destroy their company -- and it could destroy the peanut industry."
There was no immediate response from Peanut Corp., which owns the Blakely, Ga., processing plant at the center of the investigation. The company has previously said it fully cooperated with the salmonella investigation.

More than 500 people have gotten sick in the outbreak, which is continuing, and has been linked to at least eight deaths. More than 390 products containing peanut butter or peanut paste have been recalled. They range from Asian-style cooking sauces, to ice cream, to dog treats. However, major national brands of peanut butter are not affected.

The peanut industry also condemned the company, portraying it as a rogue operator.

The FDA's findings "can only be seen as a clear and unconscionable action of one irresponsible manufacturer, which stands alone in an industry that strives to follow the most stringent food safety standards," Patrick Archer, president of the American Peanut Council, said in a statement.

Irvin, the Georgia agriculture official, said he was outraged by the company's actions and said a state criminal probe was possible. He would not, however, specify which Georgia laws the company may have violated for fear it would help the company start planning its defense.

"We're still trying to see exactly what our options are," said Oscar Garrison, Georgia's assistant agriculture commissioner, who oversees the consumer protection division. "A lot of questions have to be answered."
Meanwhile, state lawmakers were drafting a plan to require food makers to report the results of internal inspections to state officials, something the peanut plant in Blakely wasn't required to do.
 

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American Peanut Council Responds to FDA Findings

APC condemns apparent breach of food safety regulations by manufacturer


ALEXANDRIA, VA, Jan. 27 /PRNewswire/ - The American Peanut Council (APC) today expressed its shock and dismay at findings that report the Peanut Corporation of America (PCA) knowingly released a product with potential salmonella contamination into the food supply, as released by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA).

"The findings of the FDA report can only be seen as a clear and unconscionable action of one irresponsible manufacturer, which stands alone in an industry that strives to follow the most stringent food safety standards," said Patrick Archer, President of the American Peanut Council.

"The American peanut industry's top priority is the health and safety of consumers. While we will of course wait for the full report tomorrow, this apparent failure to follow food safety regulations must be condemned in the strongest possible terms."

The APC will review the report thoroughly and continue working closely with regulators in identifying any necessary measures to prevent similar actions by any manufacturer in the future.


The American Peanut Council is a voluntary private trade association that represents all segments of the American peanut industry.

AMERICAN PEANUT COUNCIL 1500 King Street, Suite 301 Alexandria, VA 22314 www.peanutsusa.com
 

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Peanut Corp. Shipped Product After Finding Salmonella

Jan. 27 (Bloomberg) -- Peanut Corp. of America shipped peanut butter products from a Blakely, Georgia, plant after tests on 12 occasions in 2007 and 2008 showed salmonella was present, U.S. health officials said today.
After getting the results, the closely held company based in Lynchburg, Virginia, contracted with other laboratories to conduct new tests and continued sending products to customers, said Michael Rogers, director of the division of field investigations of the U.S. Food and Drug Administration.

“There were no steps taken” by the firm to reduce contamination at the time, Rogers said today in a telephone briefing for reporters conducted by officials of the FDA and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention in Atlanta.

The Georgia plant has been identified as the source of an outbreak of Salmonella typhimurium that began in September and as of Jan. 25 had sickened 502 people in the U.S. and Canada, leading to the deaths of eight people, CDC officials said today.

Kellogg Co., Trader Joe’s Co. and Jenny Craig Inc. are among dozens of companies that have recalled more than 350 products because they contain ingredients from Peanut Corp.

“PCA has cooperated fully with FDA from Day 1 during the course of this investigation,” said George Clarke, a Peanut Corp. spokesman, in an e-mailed statement. “We have shared with them every record that they have asked for that is in our possession and we will continue to do so.”
Tracking Products

The FDA has visited 1,000 companies that purchased products from Peanut Corp., is tracking shipments, and reviewing records, said Stephen Sundlof, director of the FDA’s Center for Food Safety and Applied Nutrition.

“We expect the list of recalled products to expand,” Sundlof said during the telephone briefing.

Many of the people sickened in the outbreak have been children, said Robert Tauxe, deputy director, Division of Foodborne, Bacterial and Mycotic Diseases at the CDC. Half have been younger than 16 and 21 percent have been younger than 5.

So far, 108, or 22 percent, of the people who have become ill have been hospitalized. Many of the people affected have told health investigators they ate peanut butter crackers before becoming ill, Tauxe said.
There’s a “strong association” with peanut butter crackers, he said. “Not every one recalls eating these. We don’t think it’s the whole cause.”
Peanut Corp. makes peanut butter sold by distributors to schools, hospitals, elderly care homes and restaurants. The company’s peanut paste is used in other products such as sandwich crackers and granola bars. Peanut butter sold in grocery stores hasn’t been associated with the outbreak.


Violations Notice

The FDA has issued a violation notice against the company based on inspection of the Blakely plant that began on Jan. 9, Rogers said.
The FDA didn’t inspect the Georgia plant during 2007 and 2008, Rogers said. Instead, inspections were carried out by Georgia state officials under contract with the FDA, he said.

Four strains of salmonella have now been linked to the Blakely plant, FDA officials said. Only one of these is believed to be responsible for the illnesses reported so far. Like other forms of salmonella, the strain found in the peanut butter is spread through human or animal droppings.
Lawmaker Critical

The salmonella outbreak and whether the FDA had a role in it are being investigated by the House Energy and Commerce Subcommittee on


Oversight and Investigations.

Representative Bart Stupak, the committee’s chairman, criticized the FDA in a statement today.

“The fact that four different strains of salmonella have been tied to Peanut Butter Corporation of America’s plant and products show not only that the company was not adhering to good manufacturing practices, but also that FDA inspectors were asleep at the switch,” Stupak, a Michigan Democrat, said in an e-mailed statement.

Salmonella can cause serious and possibly fatal infections in young children, weak, or elderly people. Healthy people may experience fever, diarrhea, nausea, vomiting and abdominal pain if infected.
 

Maverick2272

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I just checked with ALDI today, they removed one product from their shelf that was effected, I am not sure which as it was gone already when we got there, but it was some sort of granola bar in the red box.
Their peanut butter is not effected.
 

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It is really disturbing that this is happening. The part that disturbs me the most is that people made the decision to put a tainted product on the market, knowing how dangerous it is for its main consumers--children. It's despicable.

:angry:Barbara
 

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Yes, and if you look at 99.99% of the recall notices I post, the recall is usually initiated by the company.

I hope the principals of this peanut outfit are hung out to dry. And what about the QA Manager? No guts to stand up to the boss? Jeezuz...
 

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FDA is expanding its report on manufacturers who are voluntarily recalling peanut butter items in association with Peanut Butter of America's Salmonella outbreak. The list includes Isagenix International L.L.C. and Stop & Shop. Meanwhile, peanut butter cookies and cookie dough produced by Dough-To-Go, Inc. are being recalled, according to the California Department of Public Health. Full Story
 
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