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King Nut Recalls Salmonella Tainted Peanut Butter

Recap
King Nut recalls King Nut and Parnell's Pride Peanut Butter which has been implicated in a nationwide outbreak from Salmonella Typhimurium, sickening more than 400 people in 48 states. They cite their supplier as Peanut Corporation of America (PCA), who then issues their own recall.

Since they only sold to food companies, it was expected that major brands might be implicated. Kellogg's pulled Austin and Keebler Peanut Butter crackers off U.S. store shelves while it investigated the source of the peanut filling.

Updates
Keeblers and Austin Peanut Butter CrackersKellogg's has now issued a recall for certain Austin and Keebler Peanut Butter Sandwich Crackers and select snack-size packs of Famous Amos Peanut Butter Cookies and Keebler Soft Batch Homestyle Peanut Butter Cookies, because the products have the potential to be contaminated with Salmonella. Details on the specific items affected are available at the Kellogg's website.

McKee foods has also issued a voluntary recall for all sizes of two kinds of Little Debbie Peanut Butter Toasty Crackers and Little Debbie Peanut Butter Cheese Crackers due to possible contamination with Salmonella [Source].

Ralcorp Frozen Bakery Products, Inc. has also announced that they are recalling Food Lion Bake Shop brand Peanut Butter Cookies because of they have the potential to be contaminated with Salmonella as their suppliers are Peanut Corp. of America. More updates here.

Luckily, for Reese's Peanut Butter Cup lovers, Hershey's has issued a statement saying The Hershey Company does not purchase peanut butter, peanuts or peanut products from Peanut Corporation of America [Source]. Tastykake also has issued a statement saying they are NOT involved in the ongoing peanut butter recall, so Peanut Butter Kandy Kake consumers are safe. Mars has also come out with a statement:

Mars Snackfood US remains confident in the safety and quality of our products that contain peanut butter, all of which are safe to enjoy. Mars does not receive or process any peanuts or peanut butter from Peanut Corporation of America or King Nut, the companies that, according to FDA's most recent update on its investigation, appear to be the source of contaminated product. In addition, we have not been asked by the FDA to recall any products in relation to the current investigation into salmonella.

So you can continue to enjoy M&M Peanut Butter Chocolate Candies, Snickers and Snickers brand Ice Cream, Twix Peanut Butter Cookie Bars, Kudos Peanut Butter Granola Bars and Ethel M Chocolates.

The American Peanut Council has joined the FDA in urging consumers to postpone eating products made with peanut butter pending information about which products contain ingredients produced by the Blakely, Georgia plant of Peanut Corporation of America, which it seems the Salmonella contaminated products have originated.

Comments
Wed: January 21, 2009
Paul said:

What about Nabisco?

Wed: January 21, 2009
C C C said:

What about General Mills Fiber one bars and Nature Valley, sweet and salty bars with peanut butter on them> On recall ????

Wed: January 21, 2009
Tanya said:

Nabisco is not on the list of products yet - nor is Fiber One and Nature Valley. The only General Mills products are the Larabar Peanut Butter Cookie flavor snack bars and JamFrakas Peanut Butter Blisscrisp flavor snack bars.

Thu: January 22, 2009
Tristan said:

What about JIF?

Thu: January 22, 2009
John said:

My son became ill a few hours after eating General Mills Nature Valley Sweet & Salty penut Granola Bars. Has anyone heard of any recall for these????

Thu: January 22, 2009
Tanya said:

@John - I haven't seen a recall for these. I suggest you contact General Mills customer service. And take your son to the doc (or get stool samples and take them to the doc) and they can confirm Salmonella

Thu: January 22, 2009
john said:

thank you.. i called doctor and nurse went over it all and feels its the flu

Fri: January 23, 2009
Karren said:

need information about Nature Valley Sweet & Salty Granola Bars Peanut ... is there a recall for this item

Sun: January 25, 2009
Carol said:

Carol said: What
about Kashi peanut
butter bars energy
bars and the snack
bars.

Sun: January 25, 2009
Tanya said:

Kashi says they are not affected by the recall. It's on

Wed: January 28, 2009
michelle said:

Here is a link to General Mills, there is no link to Nature Valley Peanut butter granola bars.
http://www.generalmills.com/corporate/media_center/news_release_detail.aspx?itemID=36473&catID=227

Thu: January 29, 2009
cybele said:

I've been pretty peeved about this. I checked the Lara Bar and FDA website about their products. Wasn't there. So I ate the ones I had.

Then a few days later, sure enough, they popped up on the list.

How hard is it to know where you get your peanut butter from?

(No, I didn't get sick.)

Thu: January 29, 2009
Katie said:

Nature Valley is owned by General Mills, so if any of those products were affected they would be listed on the general mills website.

Fri: January 30, 2009
martie said:

what about all the bars by akins with peanuts are they safe?

Fri: January 30, 2009
Rosemarie Sikorski said:

are Kahsi little chewies with peanutbutter in them on the recall list?

Sat: January 31, 2009
Dana said:

ATKINS ADVANTAGE Chocolate Peanut and Peanut Fudge Granola bars
HAVE been RECALLED in Canada.

Sat: January 31, 2009
Tanya said:

You're right Dana - first Atkins had issued a statement saying they were safe. Then later when PCA expanded its voluntary recall, Atkins had to issue a recall for 4 products:
* Advantage Chocolate Peanut Butter
* Advantage Peanut Fudge Granola
* Day Break Peanut Butter Fudge Crisp
* Endulge Peanut Caramel Crisp

Sun: February 1, 2009
Cereal said:

Bear Naked All-Natural Appalachian Trail Mix is recalled now;this just keeps on expanding.

Sun: February 1, 2009
Millie Slayton said:

Is General Mills Fiber One Oats and Caramel and Natures Valley Sweet and Salty on the recall list?

Sun: February 1, 2009
Tanya said:

Fiber One and Nature Valley haven't issued any recalls yet.

Tue: February 3, 2009
Lucy said:

my son is very sick - he had a nature valley sweet and salty granola bar early this morning. Has there been a recall?

Wed: February 4, 2009
Cereal said:

@Lucy,Nature Valley still looks to be safe.No mention on the FDA list, and no media stories so I don't think anything has changed regarding them.

Wed: February 4, 2009
Teri said:

I just called general mills and the Nature Valley Sweet & Salty Granola Bars are not on the list nor did (according to the media contact at GM) Nature Valley use the Georgia distributor for their brand.

Thu: February 5, 2009
Cary said:

General Mills News Release below says Nature Valley products are not recalled. They only have two that are: LÄRABAR Peanut Butter Cookie flavor snack bars and JamFrakas Peanut Butter Blisscrisp flavor snack bars.
http://www.generalmills.com/corporate/media_center/news_release_detail.aspx?itemID=36473&catID=227

Thu: February 5, 2009
lucy said:

i had a nature valley sweet and salty peanut bar and became very ill. Upset stomach and cramps for two days, yet they aren't on the list. After reading the entries on this website (http://www.aboutlawsuits.com/peanut-butter-salmonella-recall-expanded-2440/) it seems a lot of people are getting sick from nature valley products. I'd stay away just to be safe!

Thu: February 5, 2009
SL SECKEL said:

R ATKINS PEANUT BUTTER CUPS SAFE TO EAT

Thu: February 5, 2009
Tanya said:

Some Atkins peanut butter products are on the recall list:
* Advantage Chocolate Peanut Butter
* Advantage Peanut Fudge Granola
* Day Break Peanut Butter Fudge Crisp
* Endulge Peanut Caramel Cluster

Thu: February 5, 2009
cris said:

lucy,

did you get to the doctor,

what did they say?

i don't see any of reports of salmonella on NATURES VALLEY bars

Fri: February 6, 2009
kat said:

i've been eating the Nature Valley sweet n salty granola bars with peanut butter and haven't gotten sick. Stop creating a panic. It's all in your head because you're expecting to get sick from the peanut butter.

Fri: February 6, 2009
T said:

I too eat several Nature Valley granola bars which contain peanut butter on a daily basis and I am still here writing this! However I was checking around just to be sure. I have no worries about their products being safe.

Fri: February 6, 2009
emily said:

"kat said:
i've been eating the Nature Valley sweet n salty granola bars with peanut butter and haven't gotten sick. Stop creating a panic. It's all in your head because you're expecting to get sick from the peanut butter." Amen, sister!

Fri: February 6, 2009
Jessica said:

Exactly...my view on this is that (while maybe not getting products mentioned that you haven't used) if you've been eating something for awhile, and are still alive, chances are it's fine (recall or not).

Sat: February 7, 2009
kim said:

I'm reading alot of comments about the Nature valley sweet & salty peanut granola bars and my son & I also ate those bars too and we both got extremely sick with all the symptoms except a fever. It lasted about 4 days and we are recovering but our lower back where the kidney's are, is still hurting both of us. I am really interested to know if they have by past this product & if it should be on the recall list.

Mon: February 9, 2009
Todd said:

Kim, you are not alone on this. I bought a big box of these bars a sams club. I was becoming increasingly sick,never thought to look at a breakfast bar that was only peanuts to be the problem. Last thursday, I was admitted to the hospital with unknown anxiety ,my face was numb along with the rest of me. No strength etc...Thought I was dying.
Made myself throw up in the mens room. Started to feel better.
That morning I ate two bars in bed, thinking it was going to give me some help getting up. Just the opposite. Good luck

Mon: February 9, 2009
Laer Haider said:

"kat said: i've been eating the Nature Valley sweet n salty granola bars with peanut butter and haven't gotten sick. Stop creating a panic. It's all in your head because you're expecting to get sick from the peanut butter."

Wrong! That's the only peanut product my wife had consumed, and she got sick within several hours of eating it. She's been diagnosed with salmonella and remains very ill as I write. You may have been fortunate enough not to have a tainted lot of the product, or have built up an immunity to the bug. How do you divine whether someone's illness is all in one's head? Physicians would like to know...

Mon: February 9, 2009
Jason said:

Nature Valley Products are not affected.

http://www.naturevalley.com/

Mon: February 9, 2009
Gretchen Bly said:

I have been eating Atkins Choc. Peanut Butter Bars and have not gotten sick. Now Walmart has taken them off the shelves. Why?

Wed: February 11, 2009
Ryan said:

My Duaghter ate a Nature Valley Sweet and Salty peanut bar last night as a bed time snack. She awoke this morning VERY sick and said her stomach hurt very bad. She threw up a lot and about 4-5 hours later was better. At least not violently ill. I hit this site searching to see if there was a recall on these. At least I'm not alone. My wife threw away the box, but I'm thinking of contacting them also.

For what it is worth, I had eaten two of them without issues from that box.

Wed: February 11, 2009
Laura said:

I just checked the Nature Valley website, and there is now a notice up saying that none of their products are affected by the peanut butter salmonella outbreak.
:)

Wed: February 11, 2009
Jessica said:

Ryan: Tons of bugs are going around now, especially in kids, so I doubt it was the bars (especially since salmonella lasts longer than a few hours. HOwever, I would have suggested you keep the box and have one of the bars tested if you were unsure. I'm glad your daughter feels better though!

Sun: February 15, 2009
Eddie said:

What about Harvest Farms products from Sever NC ?

Sun: February 15, 2009
Melissa said:

I have been violently ill since Friday, Feb 13th at about 3:00 PM. Began with vomiting and tremors, then serious body pain (shooting nerve pain in my extremities and head) followed by a high fever of 102.6, then uncontrollable diarrhea which has continued to-date. In addition, my vision has been affected slightly. It all began about one and a half hours after eating a Nature Valley Sweet and Salty Peanut Bar. Late Friday night I was hospitalized for dehydration and the high fever. My family members remain healthy and have not eaten the bars. The ER didn't do much investigating, FYI, because I have no health insurance. They were unable to determine why I am so sick and I will have to see a Doc on Monday or Tuesday. I'm very weak and highly suspicious. Don't be so quick to defend General Mills.

Sun: February 15, 2009
Tanya said:

The recall has expanded tremendously with the company shutting down a 2nd plant and now filing bankruptcy. Nature Valley says they are not affected, Kashi is now affected - my best advice could only be stop eating products with peanut butter. Now that the company has gone bankrupt there will be no financial recourse via lawsuits for anyone.

Mon: February 16, 2009
Cereal said:

Melissa,I don't think the sweet and salty bars is what made you sick. One and a half hours is a very short time for that theoretically small amount of salmonella to incubate and make you sick. Remember this isn't like food poisoning where in the body immediately tries to flush offending toxins ,but a disease that infects the body.Even if Nature Valley products do end up being recalled it wouldn't be General Mills fault for the delayed action, because so far they have been told that they are unaffected.I don't think any company involved in this directly or peripherally wants anymore bad press so I doubt that they would be withholding information on the safety of their products.

P.S. I hope you get better

Mon: February 16, 2009
Sarah said:

I ate Natures Valley Granola Bars with peanut butter drizzled on top of them. I have ate some throughout the week and was fine but I had one in the morning yesterday and then later in the afternoon and was awakened this morning from being very sick. It might be a coincidence but I would keep away for a little while.

Sun: February 22, 2009
yunasi said:

i ate those same bars. about 4 of them about 2weeks ago.i got diareah greenish and have lost 10lbs. ive had a pounding headahce for a weak.

i dont have insurance so i have not gone to the hospital. i was just hoping it went away. it did but now ive had fever for the last 3 days. not too high 100f. my body is in extream pain. my lower back is on fire. and i have flem in my chest. i dont know what to do as i have no money. dont know if its related 2 the nature valley bars i ate. but its the only penut butter if ate this year.

sorry for spelling as i am sending this from a phone. cant get out of bed. hope this goes away.

Sun: February 22, 2009
yunasi said:

i ate those same bars. about 4 of them about 2weeks ago.i got diareah greenish and have lost 10lbs. ive had a pounding headahce for a weak.

i dont have insurance so i have not gone to the hospital. i was just hoping it went away. it did but now ive had fever for the last 3 days. not too high 100f. my body is in extream pain. my lower back is on fire. and i have flem in my chest. i dont know what to do as i have no money. dont know if its related 2 the nature valley bars i ate. but its the only penut butter if ate this year.

sorry for spelling as i am sending this from a phone. cant get out of bed. hope this goes away.

Tue: February 24, 2009
cheri said:

I ate a Nature Valley Sweet and Salty Nut on Friday not even thinking about the nut recall. I was very worried so I called the company and the said they are fine. I did not get sick at all (and I get sick with tummy stuff pretty easy). I'm sure some of these cases of people getting sick is hopefully due to the cold and flu seasons. I still tossed my box though.

Sun: March 22, 2009
ToddLa said:

I just bought a 16ct. box of Nature Valley sweet and salty peanut butter bars and have had no symptoms yet. I just ate three bars a few minutes ago. I bought these at Big Lots for only $4. This tells me they are trying to get rid of them via liquidation at discount places like Big Lots because they know these bars could have multiple sources of peanut butter. Some boxes may be more contaminated than others, possibly. With some of the above comments, it sounds as though eating the remainder of my bars is gonna be a risk. Damn these bars are good though!! mmmmmmmm.If I start getting sick, I will either take colloidal silver or Baking soda water with lemon. I hope everyone stays well.

Tue: March 24, 2009
Cereal said:

The Nature Valley products aren't part of the recall. The reason they're found at Big Lots is the same reason that other things are found there; not some conspiracy to offload a contaminated product.

Collodial silver wouldn't help you in regards to salmonella contamination and in fact could be dangerous-http://www.quackwatch.org/01QuackeryRelatedTopics/PhonyAds/silverad.html
The baking soda won't help either. If you get salmonella poisoning you need to go to a doctor.

Fri: March 27, 2009
Monica said:

If you have a fear of getting sick from Nature valley sweet & salty peanut granola bars, throw out the ones you have and don't buy anymore, it is that simple. A lot of times when there is a recall on any food products,people let it get to their heads and they start to panic. Reese's peanut butter cups are not on the recall list and I've been eating them all my life and never once became sick so if you want some good news they are safe, unless you eat too many and get a little tummy ache.

Tue: April 14, 2009
Heidi said:

My husband ate the Nature Valley Sweet & Salty Granola Bars and got very sick! It is the only thing he ate different than the rest of the family. None of us have been sick! DO NOT EAT THEM!!!





 


 
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