Peanut Butter Recall
Since kids eat a lot of peanut butter and they are often most at risk from serious Salmonella infections, parents should check to see if they have these products in their home and throw them away if they do. You can keep the lid and return it to get a refund, but to be on the safe side, throw the jar and peanut butter away. Unlike other food sources of food poisoning, it is not like you can cook or wash the peanut butter to remove the salmonella...
And be sure to call your pediatrician if your children have any symptoms of Salmonella, which can include fever, abdominal cramps, which are usually severe, and diarrhea, especially if they have eaten any peanut butter involved in this recall in the last 1 to 3 days.
Keep in mind that since this is also rotavirus season, it is probably more likely that your child has a simple stomach virus if he has diarrhea and vomiting and not salmonella, especially if he is in daycare or school...
Also remember that most people who develop salmonellosis, or a salmonella infection, get better without treatment over 4 to 7 days. Some infections are more severe though and according to the CDC, about 600 people die from Salmonella infections each year.
So far, according to the FDA, 288 cases of foodborne illnesses in 39 states have possibly been linked to eating Peter Pan peanut butter. Fortunately, there have been no deaths though.
For more information, see the:
Latest on the Peanut Butter Recall.
Comments
THANKS SO MUCH FOR THIS INFO. IT SURE EXPLAINS THE STOMACH PROBLEMS RECENTLY EXPERIENCED BY MY FAMILY, ESPECIALLY THE TWO THAT HAVE PEANUT BUTTER TOAST IN THE AM
THANKS AGAIN.
Thanks for the update! We actually had a brand new jar sitting in the pantry with the 2111 on it, so I tossed it last night.
We had an unopened jar in our pantry too. Surprisingly, the jar we were replacing didn’t have anything on the lid, but had the product code 2111 on the label…
Oh my gosh, this explains why my dog has been so sick. We fill her hard bone with peanut butter as a treat and she has been very sick lately. My twin girls have also been sick, since they take a peanut butter sandiwch to school 2-3 times a week and we have gone thru 2 of the 3 jars that are in our pantry all with the 2111 code.
weve had two children which ate peterpan peanut butter 2111 both was sick one for aweek the other for two both went to the doctor thought it was a flu what should we do with the jar,s
what should we do with the jars
Probably just throw them out and keep the jar lids to get your refund. The CDC hasn’t mentioned keeping the jars to do testing on the peanut butter, which you would especially not expect to be helpful in a case like this where you don’t have a documented Salmonella infection.
Since it is flu season, if your children had more flu symptoms and not symptoms of salmonella, then their illnesses may not have been related to eating peanut butter. It may be helpful and ease your mind to call your pediatrician to discuss it.
We have 2 jars with those numbers. It is a plant here in Georgia. We always buy Great Value but, P pan was 2 for 1. Either way we would have had to take it back.
Is there not QC at this plant and do they not test for such things as this at the plant? If not, I am thinking it might should become an S.O.P. This is just my thought. Plants that make sandwich bags and such have high quality standards to meet. The plants that make the food we eashould have an even higher standard.. Thank you.
Ok I had a jar of great value peanut butter with the code 2111 on it i have had it for some time and the jar was about empty and we never got sick off of it but i am still going to throw it away.
We actually have two jars of the stuff in our cubbard. One is P-pan and the other G-value. Both with the mentioned code. The jar of P-pan has enough left in it for about 2 more PB&J sandwiches and we have had no ill effect’s from it. Both jar’s, however, have subsequently been tossed. I made the grocery list today, and asked my wife to pick up a jar of Jiffy.
I ate some of the GV 2111 peanut butter and started getting a stiff neck and sick to my stomach a day or so later. Is this possible symptoms?
I called my family about the peanutbutter recall. We all had a jar , I took the tops back to the store after throwing the jars out like we were told to do. The store would not take it back without the jars. I showed them the leeter stating to throw out the jas and just bring back the lids. She said we would just need to send the tops to the company but they could not just take the lids without the jars. So update your records they are just not taking back the lids like you are stating they are to do. Let me know if you need the name of the store..
Be Safe and take care
Does this include the large size that is sold at Sams Clubs too? I have 2 of those….
The number on my p.b. is21116051000912a and is also half gone .Is there anything I can do!!
Call the CONAGRA tollfree number 1-866-3446970, you can now return your products to the retailer for a full refund.
I called the 1-800-344-6970 and listened to their long message and I found out that as of 2/16/2007 you can return open and unopened jars of the peanut butter for a full refund to the store where it was purchased. Also you can return the lable or the lids to Conagra Foods, P.O. Box 3768, Omaha, NE 68103 for a full refund.
I’ve had the GV PB…been sick and just heard about the recall…DANG peanut butter….Its got the 2111 on it to. Please remember to take the entire jar….They want it to issue a refund at Wal-Marts.
I have four jars that have 2111 in my cabinet. I just threw away a jar that was empty with the code. My son was hospitalized after the doctor could not figure out what was wrong after testing. he has vomiting, diarrhea, stomach cramps, and dehydrated. This went on for 3 to 4 weeks and the doctor finally admitted him. Please take the precautions if you have this PB.
I have five jars with 2111 as the starting numbers. I made cookies at Christmas time for my family. These cookies are made up of ritz crackers, PB and then dipped in chocolate so they are not a baked cookie. Three of my family members became violently ill and at the time had no idea what was happening to them for this was the worst sickness they had ever encountered. Vomiting, diarrhea, dry heaves, severe cramping, severe headache, weakness and bone pain. Of course I had no idea I had done this to them with the peanut butter I used. Now I need to know if Salmonella has long term side effects as some in the family are having trouble that started after the initial illness. Also, I don’t feel it is good enough for someone to tell me to just throw away my jars or take them to the store to get a refund. I want my jars tested and my future peanut butter to be safe.
Could you tell me if the Peanut Butter Cremes on Girl Scout cookies are safe to eat? (I myself and co-workers have already eaten some of these Peanut Butter Creme cookies.)These cookies have be sold throught the U.S. Also, there are lots of other kinds of crackers that have peanut butter insie of them. Please let me know if we are safe from eating them.
I, regretably, was not informed in time. I purchased the contaminated product for my parents and now my mom is very ill. She is presently being tended to at a local hospital.
Also, I don’t feel it is good enough for someone to tell me to just throw away my jars or take them to the store to get a refund. I want my jars tested and my future peanut butter to be safe.
The latest advice from the FDA does state that ‘if you have been diagnosed with salmonellosis and were eating peanut butter at the time of your illness and you still have the open jar, then notify your local health department as they may wish to collect the jar for testing.’
It is less clear what to do if your family was not formally diagnosed with Salmonella, but if they are still sick, they should be tested and you might call your local health department for further advice on whether or not they are interested in testing your jars.
As far as long term side effects of Salmonella infections, most people recover without complications. The CDC does report that ‘persons with diarrhea usually recover completely, although it may be several months before their bowel habits are entirely normal. A small number of persons who are infected with Salmonella, will go on to develop pains in their joints, irritation of the eyes, and painful urination. This is called Reiter’s syndrome. It can last for months or years, and can lead to chronic arthritis which is difficult to treat. Antibiotic treatment does not make a difference in whether or not the person later develops arthritis.’
Could you tell me if the Peanut Butter Cremes on Girl Scout cookies are safe to eat?
Little Brownie Bakers, one of the suppliers of Girl Scout cookies officially announced on their web site that ‘We want to let you know that the peanut butter used in our Girl Scout cookies is not sourced from the supplier involved in the peanut butter recall you may have read about in the news. Our products have not been compromised and are assured to be safe. As always, food safety is of the utmost importance to us.’
ABC/Interbake Foods is the other company that makes girl scout cookies and surprisingly, there is no accouncement on their website, although I would hope we would know by know if there were other products that were included in this recall.
Three members of our family have come down with diarrhea within 12 hours of eating Girl Scouts Peanut Butter Patties. We are in California. I am wondering if ABC uses any J. Hungerford Smith Peanut Butter Dessert Topping or other ConAgra peanut product in these cookies. It is possible that it is a flu virus, but the timing points to the cookies as well as the fact that one family member has not eaten them and has not gotten ill. Who do I contact to either find out if there is a connection or to let someone know?
I am wondering if ABC uses any J. Hungerford Smith Peanut Butter Dessert Topping or other ConAgra peanut product in these cookies. It is possible that it is a flu virus, but the timing points to the cookies as well as the fact that one family member has not eaten them and has not gotten ill. Who do I contact to either find out if there is a connection or to let someone know?
ABC Bakers doesn’t seem to have any contact info on their website, but their parent company, Interbake Foods, LLC does:
Interbake Foods LLC
The your local health department, the FDA, and/or ConAgra might also be able to help you figure out if those Girl Scout Cookies have any contaminated peanut butter in them.