Some Jif peanut butter products recalled due to potential Salmonella
JM Smucker Company has recalled certain Jif peanut butter products sold in the United States and Canada because of potential salmonella contamination that federal regulators said. associated with 14 diseases.
In a statement posted Friday on the website of the federal Food and Drug Administration, the company encourages consumers who have purchased potentially contaminated products to dispose of them immediately.
The products listed include several varieties of creamy, crunchy, reduced-fat peanut butter and natural peanut butter in various sizes, as well as a 40-ounce jar of natural honey.
The Smucker Company said it was “coordinating a thorough investigation” with the FDA. The recalled items have been sold nationwide.
Salmonella is a bacteria that can grow in food and when ingested can cause fever, diarrhea, vomiting and abdominal cramps. In young children, older adults, or people with weakened immune systems, the infection can be more serious and potentially fatal.
The FDA said peanut butter-related salmonella infections had been reported in dozens of states as of Sunday. Two people were hospitalized, it said.
Epidemiological evidence has indicated that Jif-brand peanut butter produced at the Smucker Company’s facility in Lexington, Ky., is a “probable cause of illness during the outbreak,” the agency said. this broadcast”.
The recall affects Jif brand peanut butter products with lot numbers between 1274425 and 2140425, with digits ending in 425. Batch numbers are included with the best date.
Monthly, FDA Announcement recalls of several products – some due to cross-contamination of allergens, others due to “foreign materials”, such as metals, that have been found in food, and sometimes bacterial contamination.
In October, hundreds of people across the United States sick in a salmonella outbreak associated with imported red, white and yellow onions. Last summer, 31 people are sick after eating hydroponic lettuce.