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More than 200 peanut products have now been recalled because they may contain Salmonella bacteria, U.S. health officials say.
The recalled products all contain peanut butter made at Sunland Inc., a manufacturing company in New Mexico. Today, the Food and Drug Administration said Salmonella bacteria has been found in samples taken from the company's production plant.
Sunland recalled about 100 of its products in late September because they may have been contaminated with Salmonella. Today, the recall was been expanded to include a total of 240 products.
The recall includes all products made at Sunland's product plant since March 1, 2010, the FDA said. Of the newly recalled products, about 50 have "Best-If-Used-By" dates that have not expired, and 90 have "Best-If-Used-By" dates that have expired, but may still be in consumer's homes.
A total of 35 people from 19 states have been sickened from the outbreak, most of whom are children. They were infected with a strain of bacteria called Salmonella Bredeney.
Salmonella can cause serious illness, especially in young children and older adults, the FDA says. Symptoms include diarrhea, fever and abdominal cramps that develop 12 to 72 hours after infection.
A full list of the recalled products can be found on the FDA's site.
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention recommends consumers do not eat the recalled products, and dispose of them or return them to the store.
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The following companies have informed FDA and the public of related recalls. Please see the news release links below for product specifics and recall dates:
- Chattanooga Bakery Inc. - Peanut Butter Crunch products
- Fairytale Brownies - Peanut Butter Brownies, Peanut Butter Sprites oand Peanut Butter Cookies
- Falcon Trading Company/SunRidge Farms - Sunridge Candy Energy Nuggets; Sunridge Candy Peanut Butter Power Chews; and Sunridge Snack Mix Treasure Trove Mix
- Giant Food - Mini Peanut Butter Sandwich Crackers
- Gretchen's Shoebox Express - Evolution Fresh Brand Cinnamon Apple & Almond Butter Sandwiches and Evolution Fresh Brand Almond Butter; Protein Bistro Box
- Harry and David - Crunchy Almond and Peanut Butter, Creamy Banana Peanut Spread, Creamy Raspberry Peanut Spread and gift baskets containing these items
- Jer's Chocolates - Gourmet Peanut Butter Bars and Gourmet Jer's Squares
- Justin's - Classic Peanut Butter Jars and Honey Peanut Butter Squeeze Packs
- Late July Snacks - Organic Mini Peanut Butter Sandwich Crackers
- Newman's Own Organics - Peanut Butter Newman-O’s Sandwich Crème Cookies
- Oregon Ice Cream Company - Alden's Peanut Butter 'n Chip Ice Cream and Cascade Glacier Chocolate Peanut Butter Ice Cream
- Stop & Shop Supermarket Company - Late July Organic Snacks Mini Peanut Butter Sandwich Crackers
- Whole Foods Market - Several varieties of cookies containing peanut butter, Peanut Butter Power Chews and Treasure Trove Mix, Chicken Spring Rolls and Peanut Sesame Noodles
- Xan Confections - Peanut butter chocolate products