As you may be aware from various news media, the United States Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is in the midst of an investigation into the source of a recent salmonella outbreak. Sources of the salmonella contamination have been traced to a peanut butter and peanut paste manufacturer in Georgia, the Peanut Corporation of America (PCA). PCA does not sell peanut butter directly to consumers, but rather to institutions and food manufacturers. The FDA and food manufacturers are working to identify products that may be affected, and to track the ingredient supply chain of those products to facilitate their removal from the marketplace.
All products prepared/served at Gustavus have been checked and validated safe _*with the exception of Clif/Luna Bars with peanuts/butter that may have been purchased in the Courtyard Cafe. If students have any of these bars in their possession, they should be discarded. *_ We will continue to monitor the FDA sight for updates, encourage our students and staff to do the same, and recommend that if there is any concern, fear, or doubt, to refrain from eating peanut butter or products that contain peanut butter until the situation is resolved.
Based on available information, the FDA and the Centers for Disease Control recommend searching a list of products and brands associated with the expanded PCA recall. This list is available on the FDA website at:
http://www.accessdata.fda.giv/scripts/peanutbuttererecall/index.cfm and will be updated on a regular basis as additional sub-recalls occur and information is received by FDA from the industry.
FDA has created a searchable list of products and brands associated with the expanded PCA recall. This list is available on the FDA website at:
http://www.accessdata.fda.gov/scripts/peanutbutterrecall/index.cfm and will be updated on a regular basis as additional sub recalls occur and information is received by FDA from the industry.
Because identification of products subject to recall is continuing, the FDA urges consumers to first visit FDA?s website to determine if commercially-prepared or manufactured peanut butter/peanut paste-containing products (such as cookies, crackers, cereal, candy and ice cream) are subject to recall. If consumers do not find the product of interest on FDA?s website they may wish to call the toll-free number listed on most food packaging or visit the company?s website.
If consumers cannot determine if their peanut butter, peanut butter/peanut
paste-containing products or institutionally-served peanut butter may contain PCA peanut butter/peanut paste, we recommend that they do not consume those products. Efforts to specifically identify products subject to the PCA recall and to continuously update consumers are ongoing.
Do not eat products that have been recalled and throw them away in a manner that prevents others from eating them.
Persons who think they may have become ill from eating peanut butter are advised to consult their health care providers.