FDA Plans More Inspections of Peanut Butter Plants
The Salmonella outbreak linked to Peter Pan and Great Value peanut butter has sickened thousands, most of them not CDC-confirmed. Now, after the fact, the FDA is planning on more frequent inspections of peanut butter plants and similar plants.
Dr. David Acheson, chief medical officer of the FDA's Center for Food Safety and Applied Nutrition, states, "Up until this point, peanut butter has not been considered a high-risk food. We now know peanut butter can be a vehicle for salmonella."
Acheson further stated that peanut butter will “almost certainly” go on the FDA’s list of high-risk foods. This makes no sense. The problem is not that peanut butter is inherently high-risk. The problem appears to be ConAgra, the company that manufactured the recalled Peter Pan and Great Value peanut butter. For 2 years, ConAgra most likely allowed conditions at the plant to be so unsanitary that Salmonella cultures grew, prospered, and found their way into thousands of jars of peanut butter.
If you have been sickened by Peter Pan or Great Value peanut butter, the law firm of attorney Fred Pritzker is representing other victims of this outbreak. If you have been sickened and have a leftover far of peanut butter, contact Fred Pritzker for assistance in getting the peanut butter tested for Salmonella.
Contact Pritzker Law by calling toll-free at 1-888-37-8900 or submitting the
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