Health officials investigating one case of Illinois resident sickened after consuming Jif peanut butter
Health officials are investigating at least one case of someone in Illinois who was sickened in a salmonella outbreak linked to peanut butter made by Jif.
So far, a total of 14 people from 12 states have reported infections involving salmonella senftenberg linked to certain types of Jif peanut butter made at a facility in Kentucky, according to the U.S. Food and Drug Administration.The Illinois Department of Public Health said it is working with the CDC, the FDA and local health departments to investigate the outbreak. The case in Illinois was in the central part of the state.
The J.M. Smucker Company has voluntarily recalled certain Jif brand peanut butter products, a staple in many households, that have the lot code numbers between 1274425 to 2140425, which were manufactured in Lexington, Kentucky, due to possible salmonella contamination.online to see if they have peanut butter involved in the recall. They should also check the lot code number on the containers, which is located by the “best by” date. Products with lot codes with “425″ at the end of the first seven numbers are part of the recall.Consumers with peanut butter that’s part of the recall should throw away that peanut butter, and wash surfaces or containers that may have touched the recalled peanut butter using hot, soapy water.
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