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Peanut Corporation of America Recalls Peanut Butter produced in its Georgia facility

By Jessica Smagacz

Today, several days after Minnesota health officials found salmonella bacteria in a five pound tub of peanut butter manufactured by Peanut Corporation of America, Peanut Corporation of America announced a voluntary recall of the peanut butter produced in its Blakely, Georgia facility.

They voluntarily recalled these products because of the potential for salmonella contamination. The products affected, FDA announced, were produced on or after July 1, 2008.

The peanut butter was sold by the Peanut Corporation of America to distributors for “institutional and food service industry use.” The brand it was sold under was Parnell’s Pride. King Nut Company also was another label this peanut butter was sold under.

FDA said that the Peanut Corporation of America is notifying its customers who received the product by telephone and in writing. “None of the peanut butter being recalled is sold directly to consumers through retail stores.”

The Peanut Corporation of America is recalling 21 lots of its peanut butter. They come in containers ranging from 5 pounds to 50 pounds.

FDA provided the lot numbers and descriptions of those recalled.

Lot numbers include: 8193, 8194, 8197, 8233, 8234, 8235, 8241, 8255, 8256, 8275, 8276, 8282, 8283, 8284, 8296, 8316, 8330, 8331, 8336, 8345, 8354.

Stock Numbers	Descriptions	Pack Size Affected
551000	Creamy Stabilized Peanut Butter	6 ct / 5 lb
551006	Crunchy Stabilized Peanut Butter	6 ct / 5 lb
551020	Creamy Stabilized Peanut Butter	35 lb
551022	Natural Course Peanut Paste	35 lb
551025	Old Fashioned Creamy Peanut Butter with 1% Salt	35 lb
551035	Crunchy Natural Peanut Butter	35 lb
551040	Creamy Natural Peanut Butter	35 lb
551050	Creamy Stabilized Peanut Butter	50 lb
551050-D	Dark Creamy Stabilized Peanut Butter	50 lb
551051	Creamy Stabilized Peanut Butter with Monodiglyceride	50 lb
551053	Crunchy Stabilized Peanut Butter	50 lb
551072	Peanut Butter Variegate	45 lb

See our past post: Updates on the Salmonella Outbreak with Ongoing Investigation for more information.

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention have suggested peanut butter is the likely source of the national outbreak of salmonella poisoning. The Minnesota Department of health and Minnesota Department of Agriculture found the same genetic fingerprint of contamination in the peanut butter that matched the reported cases of salmonella poisoning nationwide.

Salmonella poisoning can become a dangerous sickness. If you have eaten peanut butter, look out for these symptoms of salmonella: Diarrhea, fever, and abdominal cramps.

These symptoms can last from 12 to 72 hours after a person is infected. According the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, the salmonella infection is “usually diagnosed by culture of a stool sample.” The sickness usually lasts four to seven days. Salmonella can also spread from “the intestines to the bloodstream and then to other body sites and cause death unless the person is treated promptly with antibiotics. In some cases, treatment is necessary.

If you or someone close to you has salmonella poisoning, you may want to contact the attorneys at Childers & Schlueter, LLP to see how they can help protect your legal rights.

Originally posted at InjuryBoard by Jessica Smagacz

Full post as published by Atlanta Personal Injury Lawyer on January 14, 2009 (boomark / email).