Washington Injury Law Blog

If you’ve been living under a rock the past few weeks you may not have heard about the HUGE salmonella outbreak in peanut butter products across the country. 500 people have fallen ill, 280 of them have been children, and 8 people have died as a result of the salmonella illness. This is one of, if not, the worst food poisoning outbreaks in recent history.

The outbreak has been traced to a single peanut butter plant in Georgia that has been shut down now, but was operated by Peanut Corporation of America. The salmonella outbreak has forced the recall of over 180 products, which include crackers, cookies and treats made by Starbucks, General Mills, Kellog’s and other companies.

Common symptoms of salmonella poisoning include – diarrhea, vomiting and fever. It usually clears up without treatment, but can cause death in the very young or patients with other serious illnesses. For your families safety I would recommend avoiding peanut butter products and checking out the list of recalled products on the FDA website.

Additional information about the peanut butter recall can also be found on the FDA website.

Max Meyers, Esq.