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Go figure: Food makers processed more peanuts over the past year than nearly any other time on record despite a national salmonella outbreak blamed for killing nine people and scaring consumers away from peanut products for months.
The following recall has been announced because the products may be contaminated with salmonella, an organism that can cause serious and sometimes fatal infections, especially in young children, the elderly and those with weakened immune systems:
The idea was born of the desperation that only parents of children with food allergies so severe they are virtual prisoners in their own homes can fully appreciate: If dogs can be trained to sniff out bombs and narcotics, why not allergens such as peanut protein?
The following recall has been announced because the products may be contaminated with salmonella, an organism that can cause serious and sometimes fatal infections, especially in young children, the elderly and those with weakened immune systems:
New cases of salmonella poisoning linked to tainted peanut products have slowed so much that federal officials will no longer provide weekly updates for one of the nation's largest-ever foodborne outbreaks.
The following peanut product recall has been announced because the products may be contaminated with salmonella, an organism that can cause serious and sometimes fatal infections, especially in young children, the elderly and those with weakened immune systems:
A handful of children once severely allergic to peanuts now can munch them without worry. Scientists retrained their bodies to tolerate peanuts by feeding them tiny amounts of the very food that endangered them.
Bill Rector of Blaine, Wash., didn’t know about a nationwide recall of peanut butter products until he and his 3-year-old daughter already had been hospitalized with salmonella poisoning.
The following recalls have been announced because the products may be contaminated with salmonella, an organism that can cause serious and sometimes fatal infections, especially in young children, the elderly and those with weakened immune systems:
The following recalls have been announced because the products may be contaminated with salmonella, an organism that can cause serious and sometimes fatal infections, especially in young children, the elderly and those with weakened immune systems:
In a Feb. 25 story about the recall of peanut products as a part of the salmonella outbreak, The Associated Press — relying on information from the company — reported an erroneous product name. American Importing Company Inc. now says its recall involves Archer Farms brand Sweet and Salty trail mix.
The following recalls have been announced because the products may be contaminated with salmonella, an organism that can cause serious and sometimes fatal infections, especially in young children, the elderly and those with weakened immune systems:
Detecting illnesses linked to the nation’s ongoing salmonella outbreak might have gone faster, health officials say, except for a hodgepodge of state laws and practices that delay precise identification of the potentially deadly bug.
In a Feb. 5 story about the recall of peanut products as a part of the salmonella outbreak, The Associated Press — relying on information from the company — reported an erroneous code number for Nature's Original Brand Far East Spicy Mix. Nature's Original now says the recalled product has the code number 3087.
The following recalls have been announced because the products may be contaminated with salmonella, an organism that can cause serious and sometimes fatal infections, especially in young children, the elderly and those with weakened immune systems:
Food banks nationwide are being forced to toss thousands of pounds of food containing peanut products recalled in the salmonella outbreak — a particularly painful process as those same pantries struggle to meet a growing demand in a floundering economy.
The following recall has been announced because the product could be contaminated with salmonella, an organism that can cause serious and sometimes fatal infections, especially in young children, the elderly and those with weakened immune systems:
Normally, a tractor-trailer load of Keebler snack crackers and other foods would be a boon to a food bank that distributes 750,000 meals a month.
CANTON, Ga. - Bert Kanist thought nothing of it when he gave his dog Ozzie a treat one day last month — two packages of peanut butter crackers.
This rural stretch of southwest Georgia has long been tied to the peanut, and to give the region's famed cash crop due reverence, an 8-foot monument topped by a peanut carved from marble sits in the shadow of the town's historic downtown courthouse.
In a Jan. 31 story about the recall of peanut products that could be contaminated with salmonella, The Associated Press, relying on information provided by Forward Foods, listed an incorrect product code for Detour brand Caramel Peanut bars. The code on the recalled product is 7-33913-00862-6.
President Barack Obama is ordering a “complete review” of the Food and Drug Administration after it failed to detect shipments of salmonella-contaminated peanut products that have sickened more than 500 people and may be linked to as many as eight deaths, he told TODAY co-host Matt Lauer.
LYNCHBURG, Va. - The family in charge of the company that shipped salmonella-contaminated peanut products blamed for sickening hundreds of people claims that reports of filthy condition at the company’s shuttered Georgia plant are “exaggerated” and insists that the company broke no laws.
Man died an hour after being treated by kinesiologist for peanut allergy (Alternative Medicine)A man who suffered from a peanut allergy collapsed and died from severe anaphylactic shock less than an hour after receiving treatment for his allergy from an alternative medicine practitioner.
Treatment for Peanut Allergies Shows Promise Seems that the extreme restriction of peanuts is not good thing afterall.
Researchers Move Closer to Cracking Peanut AllergiesMedical researchers appear to be one step closer to conquering potentially deadly peanut allergies. At a scientific meeting this week, they're reporting on an experimental treatment that has freed a small number of children from their allergies. More Articles
Midwest AGNet - Your Source for Everything AG-Salmonella recall could cost peanut producers $1BMILWAUKEE (AP) - The effects of the widespread peanut butter recall could cost rural America's peanut producers $1 billion in lost production and sales, according to testimony set to be heard Wednesday at a House subcommittee hearing.
Peanut Allergy 'Cure': Nut Breakthrough Heralded By British ScientistsA team of British scientists believe they may have found a cure for potentially fatal peanut allergies.
Okay, so I am not going to plead the fifth on this one. I want to know why we don't give a damn about this. Why is it under the fold, second page news?
Texas Recalls All Items From Peanut Plant Over Salmonella - NYTimes.comScumbag food manufacturers! I haven't had a food handler's card for 15 years and I can tell you that the way they operated this plant was wrong!
Peanut Plant Knew Product Was Tainted with SalmonellaThe maker of peanut butter linked to a nationwide outbreak of salmonella shipped tainted product it knew had tested positive for the bacteria, the Food and Drug Administration said Wednesday. More Articles
Peanut butter recalled amid salmonella outbreak- King Nut Companies issued a total recall of peanut butter that it distributes Saturday amid fears of a salmonella outbreak that the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said has infected 399 people in 42 states.
Peanut butter sent to hospitals and school cafeterias possible salmonella sourceKing Nut brand is the product in question -- it is not sold in stores, but is distributed to institutions. Read article for details.
Man 'killed wife, wanted her eaten'A philandering husband allegedly strangled his wife to death, smeared her in peanut butter and dumped her body in a ditch hoping wild animals would devour the evidence, a report claims.
Early exposure to peanuts may prevent allergyContrary to widespread recommendations, the consumption of peanuts in infancy is associated with a low prevalence of peanut allergy, the results of a new study suggest.
Expectant Moms Who Go Nuts Boost Child Asthma Risk | Science | ReutersPregnant women who eat nuts or nut products like peanut butter daily raise the risk their children will develop asthma by 50 percent, Dutch researchers said on Tuesday.
Firms Seek Patents on 'Climate Ready' Altered CropsA handful of the world's largest agricultural biotechnology companies (Monsanto, BAYER, BASF, Syngenta ect.) are seeking hundreds of patents..
13-year-old charged with felonyA Morton Middle School eighth-grader faces felony charges after putting crumbled peanut butter cookies in the lunch box of another student with a severe allergy to peanuts.
The World's Three Most Expensive DessertsDesserts are meant to sweeten your mouth, but are they also meant to empty out your pockets?
N.C. A&T food scientist develops process for allergen-free peanuts (without GMO)An agricultural researcher at North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State University has developed a simple process to make allergen-free peanuts.
Parrot imitates fire alarm, saves familyShannon Conwell, 33, said he and his 9-year-old son fell asleep on the couch while watching a movie. They awoke about 3 a.m. Friday to find their home on fire after hearing the family's Amazon parrot, Peanut, imitating a fire alarm.
Peanut butter to 'save starving millions' Millions of malnourished African children could beat starvation if a Malawian pilot scheme to hand out food supplements, which are similar to peanut butter, is spread across the continent.
Chipmunk swallowing a peanut! (Funny scenario)This chipmunk managed to swallow a peanut, whole. Incredible!
Today, I was asked probably the stupidest question I have ever heard. Brandon, how do you make a peanut butter sandwich? Oh. My. Gosh.
The War on Peanuts Part II - The Peanuts Fight BackChill beat me to the Peanuts Kill More People Than Terrorists seed but the peanuts, seeing their Death Star destroyed but their morale unwavering, have launched a counterattack - and Duke University are the vanguard for the might force about to be unleashed on those who show pean …
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