Peanut Butter Plant to Trader Joe's, Whole Foods Shut Down by FDA

The Sunland Inc. plant that distributes products to Trader Joe's, Whole Foods, Kilwins, Target and others is linked to Salmonella contamination that made at least 41 people ill in 20 states.

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration announced Monday that it has blocked food distribution from the Sunland Inc. peanut butter plant in New Mexico whose products were subject to a wide recall in recent months because of salmonella contamination. The various types of Sunland peanut butter products—sold under several brands by major food retailers, including Trader Joe's, Whole Foods, Kilwins Quality Confections, and Target—had been part of a voluntary recall that began in September and later was expanded to include other nut butters as well as processed nuts and peanuts. The FDA action announced Monday is a mandatory order. The company's nut products have been "linked to an outbreak of Salmonella Bredeney that has sickened 41 people in 20…

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5 Salmonella Cases Reported in Waukesha County

Nationwide outbreak hits southeastern Wisconsin.

Smucker's Recalls Natural Chunky Peanut Butter in Wisconsin

The peanut butter may be contaminated with Salmonella.

The Ohio-based J.M. Smucker Co. is recalling 16-ounce jars of Smucker’s Natural Peanut Butter Chunky distributed in many states, including Wisconsin, due to possible salmonella contamination, according to a report in Fox News. The recalled jars have a "best if used by" date of Aug. 3, 2012 and Aug. 4, 2012, plus the production codes 1307004 and 1308004, according to the article. Neither Pick 'n Save nor Piggly Wiggly in Sussex have encountered a problem with the peanut butter so far, and Piggly Wiggly said it doesn't even carry that specific product. However, be sure to look at your jar if you shop elsewhere.  Most persons infected with salmonella bacteria develop diarrhea, fever and abdominal cramps 12 to 72 hours after infection, …

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