Cargill is removing several products with Jif peanut butter infusion due to possible salmonella contamination.
Cargill’s voluntary withdrawal includes certain batches of his Ritz peanut butter cookies covered in milk and dark chocolate, Meltaways peanut butter and eggs and peanut butter caramel, according to the withdrawal notice issued by the Food and Drug Administration .
The affected products were sold at the Wilbur Chocolate Retail Store in Lititz, Pennsylvania, and online at Wilburbuds.com from early February to late March.
Cargill is not aware of any illnesses related to the withdrawn products mentioned above. However, “there is an ongoing outbreak associated with the consumption of Jif peanut butter,” according to the memo.
On May 20, the JM Smucker Company voluntarily recalled select Jif peanut butter products sold in the United States amid an outbreak of senftenberg salmonella infections.
So far, 14 people have fallen ill and two more have been hospitalized.
However, the actual number of sick people is probably “much higher” than the 14 people currently being reported, according to the CDC.
Ritz peanut butter cookies covered in milk and dark chocolate are among the products on the withdrawal list. Cargill JM Smucker voluntarily withdrew select Jif peanut butter products. SOPA Images / LightRocket via Gett
Federal health officials have been investigating the outbreak that has been linked to certain Jif products produced at the company’s facilities in Lexington, Kentucky, according to the FDA.
“Epidemiological and laboratory data show that some Jif brand peanut butter may be contaminated with Salmonella Senftenberg and are making people sick,” the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) said in a statement. research.
The JM Smucker Company told FOX Business that it is “confident” that it has correctly defined the scope of the withdrawal and that the incident was isolated at its Lexington manufacturing facility.
None of its other peanut butter products or facilities have been affected in any way, according to the company.
Symptoms of salmonella may include fever, diarrhea, nausea, vomiting, and abdominal pain. However, the body can cause “serious and sometimes fatal infections” in young children, frail or elderly people, and others with weakened immune systems, according to the FDA.