The FDA has confirmed Salmonella typhimurium contamination at a Georgia facility that ships peanut products to 85 food companies.
The plant is owned by Peanut Corporation of America, Blakely, Georgia, which manufactures peanut butter that’s served in long-term care facilities and cafeterias, and peanut paste – a concentrated product consisting of ground, roasted peanuts.
Products are distributed to food manufacturers to be used as an ingredient in many commercially produced foods, such as cakes, cookies, crackers, candies, cereal and ice cream.
“We deeply regret that this product recall has expanded, and our first priority is to protect the health of our customers,” said Stewart Parnell, owner and president of PCA.
The FDA has urged consumers to postpone eating commercially prepared or manufactured peanut butter products and institutionally served peanut butter until further information becomes available about which products may be affected. Efforts to specifically identify those products are ongoing.
Affected companies include Ralcorp, a distributor to Wal-Mart, McKee Foods, Perry’s Ice Cream, Hy-Vee, Kellogg, General Mills and others.
The Blakely-based facility has currently stopped producing all products as the FDA and CDC continue their investigation.
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