Salmonella Case in Allentown May Be Related to Peanut Butter By Salmonella Attorney on February 28, 2007 Posted in Salmonella Outbreaks WFMZ News reports that one Allentown woman says she had no idea the peanut butter she was feeding her child was allegedly making him sick. Now weeks later, she says salmonella has cost her more than her son’s health.