People are urged to avoid peanut butter products
WASHINGTON, D.C. --
UPDATED:SUNDAY, 11AM-
Now it's some Little Debbie peanut butter crackers that are being recalled because there's a chance of salmonella contamination.
That's the word Sunday from McKee Foods Corp. of Collegedale, Tenn.
The voluntary recall covers all sizes of two kinds of sandwich crackers - Little Debbie peanut butter toasty crackers and Little Debbie peanut butter cheese crackers.
The company says no other Little Debbie products are involved in the recall. McKee says it acted because the crackers have the potential to be contaminated.
Federal health officials have urged people to avoid eating cookies, cakes, ice cream and other foods that contain peanut butter until more is known about a deadly outbreak of salmonella contamination.
Officials are focusing on peanut paste, as well as peanut butter, produced at Georgia facility owned by Peanut Corp. of America.
Federal health authorities are urging consumers to avoid eating foods that contain peanut butter until they can learn more about a deadly salmonella outbreak.But the FDA says there's no indication of problems with peanut butter sold in jars at supermarkets.
Investigators are focusing on peanut paste and peanut butter produced at a Georgia plant owned by Peanut Corp. of America. Its products are distributed to institutions and food companies but are not sold directly to consumers.
Because of the concern, a number of manufacturers are recalling products made with peanut butter as a precaution. Kellogg's has recalled 16 products including peanut butter sandwich crackers and two varieties of peanut butter cookies.
The Midwest supermaket chain Hy-Vee is recalling products made in its bakery departments with peanut butter. And Perry's Ice Cream says it's recalling some of its products that contain peanut butter.
The outbreak is blamed in six deaths and more than 470 cases of illness in 43 states. And it's renewed calls for tougher food safety laws.
