Sweets, the trail mix, and other Jif peanut butter snacks are among the growing number of products being taken out of stores and vending machines across the country as federal health officials investigate a salmonella outbreak. at the multistate.
At least 16 people in 12 states have been infected, with two hospitalized, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said in an update on the outbreak on Thursday. “Four out of five people interviewed reported eating different types of Jif brand peanut butter before they got sick.” According to the CDC.
The JM Smucker Co. late last week he recalled several types of Jif brand peanut butter sold in the United States and Canada, including creamy, crunchy, natural, and low-fat. The strain of the Salmonella Senftenberg outbreak was found at a JM Smucker plant in Lexington, Kentucky, according to the Food and Drug Administration.
Cup of apple and peanut butter remembered because it contains Jif. US Food and Drug Administration
The actual number of sick and affected people is likely to be higher, as some people recover without getting tested, according to the CDC. “This product has a very long shelf life, so be sure to check any Jif peanut butter you have at home to make sure it has not recovered,” he added.
Salmonella can cause symptoms such as fever, diarrhea, nausea, vomiting and abdominal pain. It can be serious and sometimes fatal for children as well as frail and elderly people. Most people with Salmonella develop symptoms between six hours and six days after being exposed to the bacterium.
All the peanut butter remembered includes the numbers 1274425-2140425, with “425” at the end of the first seven digits.
Product withdrawn from the market. Food and Drug Administration
In addition to Jif jars, snacks containing the remembered peanut butter now attract regulatory scrutiny.
On Thursday, Bix Produce of Little Canada, Minnesota, recalled 5-ounce packs of “Egg and Cheese Curds Power Box” and “Egg and Cheese Curds Snack Box” containing the remembered peanut butter. Snack boxes were sold by retailers in five states: Iowa, Minnesota, North Dakota, South Dakota, and Wisconsin.
Product withdrawn from the market. US Food and Drug Administration
Fudgeamentals of Melville, New York, the company said in a notice released Wednesday by the FDA.
Fresh Del Monte recalls fresh-cut fruit and vegetable products containing ready-to-eat Jif peanut butter sold by retailers, including 7-Eleven nationwide, the Florida company said in a separate notice.
Product withdrawn from the market. US Food and Drug Administration
Coblentz Chocolate Co., based in Walnut Creek, Ohio, removes sweets such as chocolate, corn caramel and assorted creams containing Jif peanut butter that was sold nationwide from November 12, 2021 to May 21, 2022. The company has stopped using Jif peanuts. butter, Coblentz said in a recall notice released Tuesday by the FDA.
Garden Cut, based in Indianapolis, Indiana, on Tuesday recalled products that combined slices of apple or celery sliced with peanut butter and were distributed in seven states: Illinois, Indiana, Kentucky, Michigan, Ohio, West Virginia and Wisconsin.
Product withdrawn from the market. US Food and Drug Administration
Mary’s Harvest Fresh Foods in Portland, Oregon, recalled slices of apple and celery combined on Tuesday with 1.5-ounce servings of creamy Jif To Go peanut butter distributed to stores in two states: Oregon and Washington.
Peanut butter product Jif remembered. US Food and Drug Administration
Country Fresh, based in Spring, Texas, recalls a variety of freshly cut fruit snack trays and fruit snack cups containing Jif Peanut Butter withdrawn and sold under brands such as Giant, Market32, Snack Fresh, Snack Sensations in Wegmans.
The products were sold by retailers in Alabama, Connecticut, Delaware, Georgia, Florida, Louisiana, Maryland, Massachusetts, Mississippi, North Carolina, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, Pennsylvania, South Carolina, Tennessee, Virginia, Vermont, Washington, DC and West Virginia, said Country Fresh.
Product withdrawn from the market. US Food and Drug Administration
Cargill said Monday it recalled 795 boxes of 8-ounce candy and other snacks made from recalled peanut butter, according to an FDA notice.
This includes Ritz peanut butter cookies covered in milk and dark chocolate, peanut butter meltaways, peanut butter and caramel eggs that are sold locally at the Wilbur Chocolate retail store in Lititz, Pennsylvania and online at Wilburbuds.com .
“Fresh Seasons Power Packs” containing Jif peanut butter have been recalled. US Food and Drug Administration
Taher Inc. of Plymouth, Minnesota, withdraws 6.3-ounce packages of “Fresh Seasons Power Packs” containing potentially contaminated Jif peanut butter. According to the company, the packages were sold to retail stores and vending machines in Minnesota and western Wisconsin.
Albertsons Companies said it withdrew 11 in-store ready-made products, including peanut butter cream mini cakes and sliced apples with peanut butter sold at stores such as ACME, Albertsons, Eagle, Jewel-Osco, Tom Thumb Safeway and Vons ( see the full list of products and stores here).
Example of product label removed. Albertsons companies
Meanwhile, Giant Eagle is reminiscent of GetGo brand apple slices with peanut butter sold until May 13 by GetGo stations in Indiana, Ohio, Pennsylvania and West Virginia. The snacks have the UPC code: 30034 93770 6 and the expiration dates until May 29, 2022.
The CDC estimates that about 1.3 million Americans are infected with salmonella each year, with 26,500 hospitalized and 420 dying as a result.