Posted on 02/27/2007 9:18:47 PM PST by fishhound
Public health officials in multiple states, with the assistance of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) and the U.S Food and Drug Administration (FDA), are investigating a large multistate outbreak of Salmonella serotype Tennessee infections. An epidemiologic study comparing foods that ill and well persons said they ate showed that consumption of Peter Pan peanut butter and Great Value peanut butter were both statistically associated with illness and therefore the likely source of the outbreak. Product testing has confirmed the presence of the outbreak strain of Salmonella Tennessee in opened jars of peanut butter obtained from ill persons.
FDA has advised consumers not to eat any Peter Pan peanut butter and not to eat Great Value peanut butter with a product code beginning with 2111. Peter Pan peanut butter is made in a single facility in Georgia. Great Value peanut butter with a product code beginning with 2111 is made in the same facility as Peter Pan peanut butter; Great Value peanut butter made by other manufacturers is not affected.
As of February 27th at 12 PM EST, 370 persons infected with the outbreak strain of Salmonella Tennessee have been reported to CDC from 42 states. Among 294 patients for whom clinical information is available, 60 (20%) were hospitalized. No deaths have been attributed to this infection. Onset dates, which are known for 256 patients, ranged from August 1, 2006 to February 16, 2007, and 62% of these illnesses began after December 1, 2006.
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Fox Story http://www.foxnews.com/wires/2007Feb27/0,4670,PeanutButterSalmonella,00.html
CDC: Salmonella Cases Hit 370
I wonder if it has terrorist origins.
I hope not.
When this story came out, I had a half-eaten jar of Peter Pan peanut butter in my cabinet. I checked the number on the lid & it started with #2111. I don't remember getting sick from it - I guess I was lucky.
It often lives in the intestinal tracks of humans and birds. I doubt it would be terror related. It's natural course alone can do enough damage.
LOL! His name immediately popped into my head too when I first heard about this story. My husband and I were still young when we bought matching t-shirts that said, "Goobers Today, Goners Tomorrow".
When this story came out, I had a half-eaten jar of Peter Pan peanut butter in my cabinet. I checked the number on the lid & it started with #2111. I don't remember getting sick from it - I guess I was lucky.
Same here, ate half of the jar too.
We had a stock of the stuff, 8 jars or so, got twenty bucks back from the store.
Had one of these 2111 jars half eaten no one got sick here either.
But I was not going to open another jar.
My son's girlfriend in North Carolina just go out of the hospital today. They have sent away tests but they think it is Salmonella. She had Peter Pan Peanut Butter before she got sick.
I threw mine out - but I could see the ghost of my ultra-frugal grandmother scolding me for throwing out good food.
Sorry Mamaw!
Sh*t I think My grandpa knew your grandma!
I got the same ghost.
It goes away when you you say to yourself " Yeah...their starving in East Eubangi but I ain't paying to ship this half plate of peas there.........LOL
I don't know about your grandpa - but my grandmother was so tight - she could squeeze poop out of a buffalo nickel!
2111 = 911
WHEW! Just checked and ours is Skippy brand. We always buy on sale, didn't know or care what brand we had until this.
I didn't eat the jar but I did eat some of the Peanut Butter.
There's one in every crowd.
Waste not, want not.
She was on to something; just look at the number of home foreclosures...
Hey...this could invite way more free advice from lots of Freeps. LOL
Mine could only get blood out of a stone.
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