Posted on 02/14/2007 9:35:51 PM PST by Buddy B
San Diego, CA: A local 95-year-old woman is among the 290 people in 39 states that contracted salmonella after consuming tainted peanut butter, according to the San Diego County Department of Environmental Health.
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Great Value is the brand I have - no product code printed. There is an indention of a number on the bottom of the jar - the only numbers on there other than the sell by date.
No kids to switch the jar lids around on me yet.
I guess also the fact this is a jumbo size jar and 4/5 of it I have eaten and not gotten sick is another indication this is not one of the tainted jars.
Someone on another website posted that it was the jars themselves that were contaminated, not the pb, so even if you have an opened jar that you've had no problems with, you should get rid of it.
Dole is recalling canteloupes sold in Quebec & on the east coast, for the same reason - salmonella.
Thank you so much for your thoughtful post. It has given me great comfort tonight. I am so glad to see your lovely Maya on your homepage! She truly is a blessing from God, isn't she? :)
God is good. We have been blessed with our children, and we are so grateful for them.
To Dandelion,
I also suffered from a miscarriage recently. I was 6 weeks along when I lost my baby. I consumed the recalled peanut butter almost everyday I was pregnant. During my 4th week, I became extremely ill (migraine, throwing up, diarrhea). At the time, I thought it was a migraine that got out of control. (When I'm not pregnant, I can take Imitrex for migraines). I also had diarrhea almost everyday I was pregnant. I'm curious to know if I had salmonella poisoning. I wonder if theres a place I can have the peanut butter tested.
Usually I throw unwanted scraps like hopefully-lethal-to-squirrels peanut butter and stale bread at the treeline which is about fifty yards across the lawn, on the theory that the rodents will learn to look for food there and stay away from the birdfeeder and house - it hasn't saved the feeder, but so far there aren't any squirrels pooping in the attic.......
I so sorry to hear of your loss of your precious baby. It is so difficult, and so hard to explain to those who have not experienced such a loss. I have been very blessed to have wonderful support from my family and friends, and I hope you are as well.
I was told to go to my primary care provider to be tested for the bacteria, but he felt that my symptoms were too mild to have been salmonella...
Go to your doctor and ask to have a sample taken. If nothing else it may ease your questioning.
I am praying for you. May your heart be filled with love and comfort from God.
thx for the address. I saw it on TV news but didn't have time to dig up pen and paper.
You are welcome...
That's good. We had squirrels in the old house we bought and when we rolled down insulation in the attic, we discovered that they peeled it all up and put it in a big pile. I guess THEY kept warm anyway.
Hubby threw the jar out anyway, just in case. Now we have another one we got from Aldi's--peanut delight or some such thing.
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I'm so sorry about your loss too. :*(
I hope you find the answers that will comfort you during this time.
Count me in, too. My wife found a jar of Peter Pan in our cabinet about 1/2 hour ago. It's 2111.
My Mom checked her's the other day and it was the same. She was sick last weekend with stomach problems. She had eaten some peanut butter on 2/9. It's possible the peanut butter was at fault. Who knows?
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