September 2012

Consumers advised to not eat Trader Joe’s Valencia Creamy Salted Peanut Butter with Sea Salt

One person in Minnesota is part of an ongoing multistate outbreak of Salmonella Bredeney infections associated with Trader Joe’s Valencia Creamy Salted Peanut Butter made with Sea Salt, state health officials said today.

The Minnesota resident reported eating Trader Joe’s

According to the FDA, Trader Joe’s Valencia Creamy Salted Peanut Butter made with Sea Salt is likely link to the 29 Salmonella bredeney illnesses that have been reported from 18 states.  According to eFoodAlert, CDC has not released a list of affected states; however, some of the states have issued their own

Although its named as a “natiowide” outbreak, so far only Pennsylvania, New York, North Carolina, Massachusetts, Maryland and Rhode Island have announced illnesses.

Who can forget the last two peanut butter Salmonella outbreaks:

ConAgra Peter Pan & Great Value Peanut Butter Salmonella Outbreak Lawsuit – Nationwide (2006-2007)

Peanut Corporation of America Peanut Butter Salmonella Outbreak

The Beacon News reports that the Kane County Health Department has confirmed it is conducting a food-borne illness investigation at Aliano’s Ristorante, a downtown Batavia, Illinois Italian restaurant that opened a year ago.

Tom Schlueter, health communications coordinator for the Health Department, said Tuesday there have been six cases of salmonella with common links that

Collaborative investigation efforts of state, local, and federal public health and regulatory agencies indicate that mangoes are a likely source of this outbreak.

On August 29, Splendid Products of Burlingame, California issued a voluntary recall of certain lots of Daniella brand mangoes because they may be contaminated with Salmonella bacteria.

On September 13, FDA placed

A total of 270 persons infected with the outbreak strains of Salmonella Typhimurium (240 persons) and Salmonella Newport (30 persons) have been reported from 26 states.

The number of ill persons infected with the outbreak strain of Salmonella Typhimurium identified in each state is as follows: Alabama (16), Arkansas (6), California (2), Florida (1), Georgia

A total of 14 persons infected with the outbreak strain of Salmonella Typhimurium have been reported from 6 states.

hedgehog_01.jpgThe number of ill persons identified in each state is as follows: Alabama (1), Indiana (1), Michigan (3), Minnesota (2), Ohio (2), and Washington (5).

Three ill persons have been hospitalized. No deaths have been reported.