J.M. Smucker Company recalls some Jif peanut butter products that were sold in the United States because they could make people sick with salmonella. On Friday, it was announced that a recall would happen. The Food and Drug Administration and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention are looking into the epidemic, which has now spread to 12 states. According to data from the CDC, 14 people reported being sick, and two needed to go to the hospital.
The FDA went on to say:
Five people said they ate peanut butter before getting sick, and four out of five said they ate different kinds of Jif brand peanut butter. Salmonella is a bacterium that can cause serious infections in babies, young children, older people, and people with weak immune systems. Salmonella can cause symptoms anywhere from 12 to 72 hours after the first infection. Usually, it takes healthy people between four and seven days to get better. If it goes away within the given time, you won’t have to do anything. If this is not the case, they must contact a medical professional.
Salmonella infections can cause fever, diarrhoea, vomiting, and pain in the stomach area in otherwise healthy students. Salmonella can sometimes get into a person’s bloodstream, which can cause serious illnesses like arterial infections, arthritis, endocarditis, and others.
Salmonella has been found in peanut butter sold by Jif in Arkansas, Georgia, Missouri, Massachusetts, North Carolina, Ohio, New York, Texas, Virginia, South Carolina, and Washington. There may have been damaged in more than one state.
How to tell if a jar of Jif peanut butter has been spoiled
When buying peanut butter from this brand, customers must check the code number next to the date that shows when the product is at its best. It also has the number 425, which you can find between the fifth and seventh digits. When the number “425” was put in that spot, the goods in question were processed in Lexington.
They were written in white letters on a black label stuck on the jar
The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has made a URL where customers can see the full list of peanut butter products that have been recalled. If someone buys the product in question, they must get rid of it as soon as possible. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) also says that any surface or container that may have come into contact with the contaminated goods should be cleaned and disinfected. Things made with peanut butter can be kept for two years. Consumers must double-check the things they’ve bought in the past to ensure they don’t already have the potentially dangerous item.
When this article was written, the well-known peanut butter maker didn’t know how the recall would affect their finances for either the previous fiscal year, which ended on April 30, 2022, or the current fiscal year, 2023.
