FDA Warning on Peanut Butter | Arthritis Information

http://www.fda.gov/bbs/topics/NEWS/2007/NEW01563.html

"The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is warning consumers not to eat certain jars of Peter Pan peanut butter or Great Value peanut butter due to risk of contamination with Salmonella Tennessee (a bacterium that causes foodborne illness). The affected jars of Peter Pan and Great Value peanut butter have a product code located on the lid of the jar that begins with the number "2111." Both the Peter Pan and Great Value brands are manufactured in a single facility in Georgia by ConAgra. Great Value peanut butter made by other manufacturers is not affected. If consumers have any of this Peter Pan or Great Value brand peanut butter in their home that has been purchased since May 2006, they should discard it."

Ouch. Tainted peanut butter. Peanut butter is THE basic food group as far as I'm concerned. It's bad enough to have bad tacos, but peanut butter?! And all the little kids who eat it too. Gee, of course I had a jar of the Great Value with the 2111 starting number. My son has already had 3/4 of it with no problems but I pitched it anyway. Thanks for the post.

My daughter saw that on TV this morning and checked our number. Said it wasn't ours....and I told her if it was she would be really sick by now cause she sure has eaten a bunch of it!

drat.. I only buy Peter pan. I got some Jiff today and the kids wanted to know "why does it taste funny?"

I LOVE Peter Pan, and I have about 10 jars of it in the basement. Have to go check them all, now. It's the only kind I'll eat, and I eat a lot of it.

10 Jars? Holy Cow....you must eat a lot of it!

How long does it take you to eat a jar? It would go bad before I could eat that much.

Well, there are 3 of us, and we all like different kinds, so you have to have your creamy, your crunchy, and your honey-flavored. 2 of us are vegetarians, so it goes pretty fast. 10 jars=6 months.

Peeeeanuut Peanut Butter AND JELLY . . .

How the hell did the chickens get into the peanut butter and walk around spreading their stuff? And it was those Tennessee chickens too I guess - far worse than the Mississippi salmonella.

"Today the FDA recommended cooking all peanut butter and jelly sandwiches. to kill possible salmonella bacteria. It is reported that Hillhoney's family cheered when they heard the news - "Finally, they said, "We'll get a hot meal".

Hillhoney, I am laughing. So funny!!
How the heck are you suppose to cook peanut butter??
Ah, this is a joke right? Peanut Butter and Bacon!!!!!!!!!!!!!MMMMMMMMMMMMMM Another hot meal for the family!!!!!!!!!!

Just stick it in your George Forman grill!

Yes, I'm joking! But don't you be out there eating raw peanut butter, ya hear? First they took away our cookie dough and cake batter, now this!

Oh for crying out loud!! It's just like when there was the huge scare over green onions. I couldn't get green onions in a resturant to save my life. Then it was the bagged salad....and so on and so on.

My kids still getting cold Pb&J tomorrow for lunch tomorrow. It's Peter Pan too! (I'll admit I did check the number and feel confident we're ok)

Hot PB&J? My daughter would think I'm smokin crack!

Lovie, calm down it was a joke! LOL

I've got far too many things to be concerned about without adding this to my list

Boiled peanut butter sounds like something I'd serve.

My fav Phyllis Diller joke: "I do dinner in three phases. Serve the food, clear the table, bury the dead."

Another: "You know you’re getting old when your blood type’s been discontinued."

Hi Fiona, I'm puzzled by the peanut butter and vegetarian connection

ps do not throw out tainted peanut butter, you can take it back where you purchased it and get your money back!!!!