Peanut Butter Recall

The CDC continues to work with public health officials in many states and the United States Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to investigate a multistate outbreak of human infections due to Salmonella serotype Typhimurium. As of 9:00 PM Wednesday, January 21, 2009, the case count is 488 in 43 states and one case in Canada.

In order to make it easier for you to determine whether any of the peanut butter-containing products you have at home are subject to recall, the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has created and posted an expanded, searchable database that will be updated as new information becomes available: http://www.accessdata.fda.gov/scripts/peanutbutterrecall/index.cfm.

For information on products containing peanut butter from companies not reporting recalls, you may wish to consult the company's website or call the toll-free number listed on most packaging. Please note that information you may receive from the companies has not been verified by the FDA.

Information about recalled products and Salmonella can also be found by calling 1-800-CDC-INFO.

A podcast on the outbreak, response, and consumer information can be downloaded from the CDC's Web site at http://www2a.cdc.gov/podcasts/player.asp?f=10684

Persons who think they may have become ill from eating peanut butter are advised to consult their health care providers. Most persons infected with Salmonella develop diarrhea, fever, and abdominal cramps 12–72 hours after infection.  For any other questions, please call the Texas Poison Center Network at 1-800-222-1222.