Meijer, based in Grand Rapids, said in a news release today it was issuing its recall because makers of its products had announced possible contamination. The peanut paste, made from roasted peanuts, is an ingredient in cookies, cakes and other products sold to consumers. The company’s peanut butter is not sold directly to consumers but it is distributed to institutions and food companies. expanded its own recall to all peanut butter and peanut paste produced at the Blakely plant since July 1. Officials have been focusing on peanut paste and peanut butter made at Peanut Corp. Officials said that most peanut butter sold in jars at supermarkets appears to be safe. The government Saturday had advised consumers to avoid eating cookies, cakes, ice cream and other foods containing peanut butter until health officials learn more about the contamination. A spokesman for the FDA said the agency was not providing any new information Monday. It was not immediately clear how many packages of Kellogg crackers had been tested, if more tests were being made on other products or if some had already been found not have salmonella, Kellogg spokeswoman Kris Charles said. General Mills said the recall did not affect any other products it makes. The company said the recall affected 15,000 cases and no illnesses have been reported. Golden Valley, Minn.-based General Mills said in a news release this morning that it was recalling two flavors of snack bars: LARABAR Peanut Butter Cookie snack bars and JamFrakas Peanut Butter Blisscrisp snack bars. said it was recalling two types of crackers and two varieties of ice cream because of possible salmonella contamination: Meijer brand Cheese and Peanut Butter and Toasty Peanut Butter sandwich crackers, and Peanut Butter and Jelly and Peanut Butter Cup ice cream.
At least 90 people have been hospitalized.Īlso today, Midwestern grocer and retailer Meijer Inc. On Monday, the company based in Battle Creek, Mich., said that the Food and Drug Administration confirmed contamination in a single package of Austin Quality Foods Toasty Crackers with Peanut Butter.įood companies and retailers have been recalling products with peanut butter because of suspicion of contamination amid a salmonella outbreak that has killed at least six people and sickened more than 470 others in 43 states. Kellogg had recalled 16 products last week because of the possibility of salmonella contamination. recalled some products because of the scare. said today federal officials have confirmed that salmonella was found in a single package of its peanut butter crackers, as a Midwestern grocer and General Mills Corp.
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