List of Peanut Butter Crackers, Snacks, Ice Cream and Other Products Recalled Because of Salmonella

Consumer brands affected by the peanut butter recall now include Kellogg’s, Keebler, Austin, Famous Amos, Perry’s, Wegmans, Little Debbie, Food Lion, Wal-Mart, Clif Bar, Luna, and many others.

With five people dead and more than 400 sick in nearly every U.S. state, the Food and Drug Administration is still struggling to contain a salmonella outbreak that the agency has tied to Peanut Corporation of America peanut butter and peanut paste, which were used at food processing plants and institutions.

The recalled peanut butter and peanut paste were distributed to institutions, food service industries, and private label food companies in 24 states, the province of Saskatchewan in Canada, Korea and Haiti. The U.S. states are the following: Arkansas, California, Colorado, Florida, Georgia, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Maryland, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, Nevada, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, North Carolina, Ohio, Pennsylvania, South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas, Utah and Virginia. In addition, the affected product was used as an ingredient in other products that may have been distributed in other states.

A number of brands have been affected by the recall, including Kellogg’s, Keebler, Austin, Famous Amos, Hy-Vee, Perry’s, Shurfine and Wegmans. Products affected include cookies, crackers, snack mix, baked goods, fudge, ice cream.

The origin of the recalls, and possibly the illnesses, is a single peanut processing facility in Georgia operated by Peanut Corporation of America.

The salmonella bacteria can cause an infection known as salmonellosis, which often produces diarrhea, fever and abdominal cramps 12 to 72 hours after infection. The illness usually lasts 4 to 7 days, and most persons recover without treatment. However, in some persons, the diarrhea may be so severe that the patient needs to be hospitalized. In these patients, the salmonella infection may spread from the intestines to the bloodstream, and then to other body sites and can cause death unless the person is treated promptly with antibiotics. Older adults, infants and those with impaired immune systems are more likely to experience severe illness, and should be seen by a physician if they experience these symptoms.

Source / List of the products so far recalled on thedailygreen.com