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FDA Warns Consumers Not to Eat Certain Jars of Peter Pan and Great Value Peanut Butter

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration released the following warning on February 14, 2007.

“The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is warning consumers not to eat certain jars of Peter Pan peanut butter or Great Value peanut butter due to risk of contamination with Salmonella Tennessee (a bacterium that causes foodborne illness). The affected jars of Peter Pan and Great Value peanut butter have a product code located on the lid of the jar that begins with the number “2111.� Both the Peter Pan and Great Value brands are manufactured in a single facility in Georgia by ConAgra. Great Value peanut butter made by other manufacturers is not affected.

If consumers have any of this Peter Pan or Great Value brand peanut butter in their home that has been purchased since May 2006, they should discard it.

For continual updates, check the following websites: CDC website at http://www.cdc.gov/. FDA website at http://www.fda.gov/. MATC EH&S website at: http://matcmadison.edu/facilities/EHS/.

If you have further questions, please contact:
Cindi Rutten, Employee Health & Wellness Coordinator or
Cynthia Eghbalnia, Environmental Health & Safety Manager