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added 2007 Mon Mar 5 16:48:45 by Neophile
I was cruising the Internet on a particularly slow day, when I came upon an article about jars of peanut butter believed to be tainted with salmonella. The reason this article caught my eye is because the jar of peanut butter I keep on my desk is one of them.
added 2007 Thu Mar 1 22:26:18 by capn_caveman
U.S. health officials on Thursday confirmed finding salmonella in samples taken from the Georgia processing plant linked to contaminated Peter Pan and Great Value peanut butter.
added 2007 Sat Feb 17 15:28:14 by bhartzer
Another product is being recalled after testing positive for salmonella.Dole is recalling more than 6,000 cartons of imported cantaloupes. They were distributed to wholesalers in the eastern U.S. and Quebec between Feb. 5 and Feb. 8.
added 2007 Thu Feb 15 16:14:39 by SusanParrish
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has linked 288 cases of food-borne illness in 39 states to consumption of varying types of Peter Pan peanut butter, according to the Food and Drug Administration. Great Value manufactured at the same plant in Georgia, could carry a similar risk of contamination, the center said.
added 2006 Fri Aug 18 17:57:06 by capn_caveman
Scientists at the Institute of Food Research in Norwich revealed today how the promiscuous Salmonella bacterium protects itself from getting ill after acquiring foreign DNA through “sex” with other bacteria. This discovery could lead to the design of new antibiotics to fight this killer disease.