Naughty Business of the Week: peanut butter recalls
More and more contaminated peanut butter products are being yanked from the shelves this week after a wave of reports of salmonella across the country that has killed six people and sickened hundreds of others, according to the Food and Drug Administration and news reports.
The products all stem from contamination at a Peanut Corporation of America plant in Georgia. But don't toss that jar of Jif in your cupboard --- the plant sells peanut paste to companies that make peanut butter products, such as the Austin Quality Foods Toasty Crackers with Peanut Butter, or institutional quantities of peanut butter that go to nursing homes and other places. It doesn't sell the jars that go on supermarket shelves.
The FDA is maintaining a searchable database of contaminated peanut butter products for consumers.
Companies such as General Mills and supermarkets such as Safeway have recalled products, and yesterday Clif Bars and Luna Bars made with peanut butter were the latest to be recalled, in the following flavors and "best by" dates:
Clif Bar Chocolate Chip Peanut Crunch
BEST BY/SELL BY: 21JUN09 to 01OCT09, and 03NOV09 to 28NOV09
Clif Bar Crunchy Peanut Butter
BEST BY/SELL BY: 21JUN09 to 01OCT09, and 03NOV09 to 28NOV09
Clif Bar Peanut Toffee Buzz
BEST BY/SELL BY: only 13SEP09
ZBaR Peanut Butter
BEST BY/SELL BY: 07JUL09 to 05SEP09, and 12NOV09
Clif Builders Peanut Butter
BEST BY/SELL BY: 19JUL09 to 30SEP09, and 05NOV09 to 18NOV09
Luna Nutz over Chocolate
BEST BY/SELL BY: 29JUL09 to 03OCT09, 11NOV09 to 14NOV09
Luna Peanut Butter Cookie
BEST BY/SELL BY: 02OCT09 to 03OCT09, and 11NOV09 to 14NOV09
All Clif Mojo Bars
BEST BY/SELL BY: 30APR09 to 21JUN09
(photo: Associated Press)
Categories: Food, Naughty businesses/NBotW, Recalls




