ConAgra Foods has confirmed that tests performed by some state authorities have detected salmonella in samples of peanut butter manufactured at the company’s facility in Sylvester, Georgia.
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Last week (14 February), ConAgra recalled all varieties of Peter Pan Peanut Butter and Great Value Peanut Butter beginning with the product code 2111 after the US Centres for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) linked the product to an outbreak of salmonella that has sickened almost 300 people since August. Although no deaths have been confirmed, a Pennsylvania family filed a suit this week claiming a relative died as a result of eating tainted peanut butter.
“We are truly sorry for any harm that our peanut butter products may have caused,” said Gary Rodkin, ConAgra CEO. “Our immediate recall of 100% of our product was taken with the assumption that a link could be found between our peanut butter and the reported cases of salmonella. We are committed to taking all reasonable steps to remedy the situation.”
It is still unclear how salmonella contaminated peanut butter produced at the Georgia plant, although it has been speculated that unsanitary equipment or jars may have been the cause.
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