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The Bureau of Food and Drugs (Philippines) recently released a list of food products (most of which contain peanut butter as main ingredient) that are at risk of Salmonella contamination. The alleged source of contamination is a peanut butter company – Peanut Corporation of America (PCA). This company found out that their King Nut peanut butter with lot codes of “8” produced in Blakely Georgia was contaminated with Salmonella. Peanut Corporation of America (PCA) is a processing company which makes huge distributions of peanut butter and peanut paste to food industries and food companies in the United States.

Below is a list of the companies, brands and their products that were recalled and withdrawn from the United States of America market for risk of Salmonella contamination.

*Kellogg Company (products produced on July 01, 2008)
Austin Peanut Butter Sandwich Crackers
Keebler Peanut Butter Sandwich Crackers
Famous Amos Peanut Butter Cookies (snack size packs)
Keebler Soft Batch Homestyle Peanut Butter Cookies

*Hy-Vee Incorporated
Peanut Butter Cookies
Monster Cookies
Peanut Butter Reese’s Pieces Cookies
Peanut Butter Chocolate Chip Cookies
Lunchbox Reese’s Pieces Cookies
Lunchbox Peanut Butter Cookies
People Chow Party Mix
Assorted Truffle Fudge

*Perry’s Ice Cream with labels containing peanut butter:
Perry’s peanut butter ice cream flavors (7 variations)
Shurfine Peanut Butter Cup Ice Cream
Wegmans peanut butter ice cream flavors (7 variations)
Wegmans Chocolate Nutty Cone Ice Cream

*South Blend Chocolate Company candies with peanut butter
Assorted chocolates in 5 ounce, 8 ounce, 12 ounce and 26 ounces (except sugar free assorted chocolates)
Hossiers in 5 ounce and 3.5 ounce
Valentine Heart, 14 ounces

*McKee Foods Corporation
Little Debbie Peanut Butter Toasty
Little Debbie Peanut Butter Cheese Sandwich

For your additional info, not so long ago the Melamine Scare in the Philippines and other parts of the world created a huge buzz about contaminated biscuits, and contaminated canned goods. With all these things coming around, the quality control of food products should be increased.

The melamine scare was expected by this author to be part of the November 2008 Nursing Board Exam (NLE) (results to be released in March) but since the topic became so poular, the Board of Nursing must have decided to exclude it during the November 2008 Nursing Board Exam (NLE). However, I suspect that the present “Peanut Butter Scare” will be included in the June 2009 Nursing Board Exam (NLE) so if you are an exam taker this June 2009, better read more about this topic. Just a friendly tip.

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