I recently read an article titled Peanut butter linked to salmonella outbreak on reuters.com, a news website. 399 people had been sickened by the illness and on Monday Minnesota health officials said that tests had confirmed the peanut butter bacteria as a perfect match to the bacteria in the salmonella virus. The peanut butter is suspected to have been the source in 30 Minnesota cases. On Saturday, King Nut Cos contacted its customers and had them remove the tainted peanut butter products from the market. King Nut is an Ohio-based company that sells its products to institutions, such as hospitals and schools, so they do not directly offer their products to people. Since September, at least 399 people in 42 states have been sickened by salmonella and 70 of them have been sent to the hospital. Some salmonella symptoms are abdominal cramping, diarrhea and fever. This virus can lead to death in any age person, so it is not a force to be reckoned with.
Hopefully all tainted products have been taken out of cafeterias across the country. It is daunting to think that the pb&j sandwich you just bought in the school lunch line could be crawling with the salmonella virus...sorry for ruining your meal if you are currently enjoying a pb&j. It is good to be educated though, because peanut butter is definetly not the only source of salmonella and it is better to spot the symptoms earlier than later.
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I totally agree with what you said about the it being daunting about the pb&j... peanut butter is one of my favorite things to eat and im scared of salmonella! I find it surprising how many things lately have become infected. Honestly though, whats next?
Honestly, I hate peanut butter, its disgusting, but I was wondering if they knew if a certain brand of pb was tainted.
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