Peanut Corp. advises customers not to use any products from its plants

By Mark Huffman

Peanut Corporation of America, maker of tainted peanut butter that has shown up in an ever-growing number of food products, has now told customers who received products from its Georgia or Texas plants not to distribute or make any further use of those products.

The company says customers should contact the FDA regarding the proper disposition of recalled products and any other matters related to the recall.

The recall began last month when an outbreak of salmonella was linked to the company’s peanut butter, which is not sold in stores to consumers but instead is supplied to schools, nursing homes, hospitals and other food manufacturers.

The large number of products and brands recalled already, and the large quantities of some products recalled, makes this one of the largest food recalls ever in the United States.

More than 650 people in 44 states have gotten sick after eating the peanut butter and the Centers for Disease Control has linked eight deaths to the outbreak.

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