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The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) announced today a recall of products containing peanut butter in an attempt to control a salmonella outbreak that has already killed 6 people and sickened nearly 500 others in 43 states. The peanut butter comes from a Georgia plant owned by Peanut Corporation of America, which produces both peanut butter and peanut paste not for direct sale to consumers, but for use by other corporations to produce peanut-butter containing products. This makes the product's potential impact both farther-reaching and harder to gauge. It may also make it harder for you to know whether a product you purchased is subject to recall. Affected products were produced by General Mills, Kroger, Safeway, Hyvee, Clif Bar, and many others.

Peanut butter in jars is not part of the recall, but practically every other type of product containing peanut butter or peanut flavor. In order to inform consumers whether their product is included in the recall, the FDA has posted a searchable list of recalled products on its website. If you are in doubt, the FDA recommends that you avoid eating cookies, cakes, ice cream, and other foods containing peanut butter until more information is available. Instead, consider making peanut butter cookies at home from peanut butter in jars, which is considered safe.

If you or someone you love has been sickened as a result of the distribution of this defective consumer product, schedule a defective product consultation with a product liability lawyer at the Cochran Firm today. With offices in nearly 30 cities nationwide, the Cochran Firm combines nationwide resources with local reach to ensure that you receive full compensation for your defective product injury.