Jif Peanut Butter Salmonella Outbreak

Put down that PBJ and run to your pantry. Peanut butter is back in the news with yet another Salmonella outbreak. Here is everything we know about the Jif Peanut Butter Salmonella Outbreak:

Jif Peanut Butter Salmonella Outbreak

The FDA, along with CDC and state and local partners, are investigating a multistate outbreak of Salmonella Senftenberg infections linked to certain Jif peanut butter products produced at the J.M. Smucker Company facility in Lexington, Kentucky.

 

Fast Facts:

Total Illnesses: 14
Hospitalizations: 2
Deaths: 0
Last Illness Onset: May 1, 2022
States with Cases: AR (1), GA (2), IL (1), MA (1), MO (1), OH (1), NC (1), NY (1), SC (1), TX (2), VA (1), WA (1)
Product Distribution*: Nationwide
*Distribution has been confirmed for states listed, but product could have been distributed further, reaching additional states

 

CDC’s review of epidemiological information indicates that five out of five people reported consuming peanut butter and four of the five people specifically reported consuming different varieties of Jif brand peanut butter prior to becoming ill. FDA conducted Whole Genome Sequencing (WGS) analysis on an environmental sample collected at the Lexington, KY, J.M. Smucker Company facility in 2010. The analysis shows that this 2010 environmental sample matches the strain causing illnesses in this current outbreak. Epidemiologic evidence indicates that Jif brand peanut butter produced in the J.M. Smucker Company facility located in Lexington, KY, is the likely cause of illnesses in this outbreak.

J.M. Smucker Company has voluntarily recalled certain Jif brand peanut butter products that have the lot code numbers between 1274425 – 2140425 manufactured in Lexington, KY. Photo examples and a list of UPC codes are included below.

FDA’s investigation is ongoing and more information will be provided as it becomes available.

Jif Peanut Butter Salmonella Recall

The J. M. Smucker Co. is recalling select Jif® peanut butter products sold in the U.S. due to potential Salmonella contamination. Salmonella is an organism which can cause serious and sometimes fatal infections in young children, frail or elderly people, and others with weakened immune systems. Healthy persons infected with Salmonella often experience fever, diarrhea (which may be bloody), nausea, vomiting and abdominal pain. In rare circumstances, infection with Salmonella can result in the organism getting into the bloodstream and producing more severe illnesses such as arterial infections (i.e., infected aneurysms), endocarditis and arthritis.

The recalled peanut butter was distributed nationwide in retail stores and other outlets. Recalled products include the products below with lot codes 1274425 – 2140425. Lot codes are included alongside best-if-used-by date.

UPC	Description
5150025516	JIF 16 OUNCE CREAMY PEANUT BUTTER
5150025537	JIF 16 OUNCE CRUNCHY PEANUT BUTTER
5150024705	JIF 96 OUNCE CREAMY PEANUT BUTTER TWIN PACK
5150024706	JIF 96 OUNCE CRUNCHY PEANUT BUTTER TWIN PACK
5150007565	JIF 40 OUNCE NATURAL CRUNCHY PEANUT BUTTER
5150008026	JIF 12 OUNCE CRUNCHY PEANUT BUTTER INTERNATIONAL
5150008051	JIF 3/4 OUNCE PEANUT BUTTER PLASTIC CASE
5150008058	JIF .64 OUNCE NATURAL PEANUT BUTTER PLASTIC CASE
5150021889	JIF 96 COUNT NATURAL PEANUT BUTTER TO GO CASE
5150024114	JIF 36 COUNT CREAMY JIF PEANUT TO GO CASE
5150024130	JIF 8 COUNT CRUNCHY PEANUT BUTTER TO GO
5150024136	JIF 8 COUNT CREAMY PBTR TO GO
5150024137	JIF 4.5 OUNCE CREAMY PEANUT BUTTER TO GO
5150024143	JIF 54 OUNCE CREAMY PEANUT BUTTER TO GO 36 PACK
5150024163	JIF 28 OUNCE CRUNCHY PEANUT BUTTER
5150024170	JIF 96 COUNT CREAMY PEANUT BUTTER TO GO
5150024174	JIF 54 OUNCE NATURAL CREAMY PEANUT BUTTER TO GO 36 PACK
5150024177	JIF 28 OUNCE CREAMY PEANUT BUTTER
5150024182	JIF 40 OUNCE NATURAL HONEY
5150024191	JIF 12 OUNCE CREAMY PEANUT BUTTER
5150024307	JIF 12 OUNCE NATURAL CREAMY PEANUT BUTTER TO GO
5150024321	JIF 40 OUNCE NATURAL CREAMY PEANUT BUTTER
5150024322	JIF 28 OUNCE NATURAL CREAMY PEANUT BUTTER
5150024331	JIF 4 POUND CAN CREAMY PEANUT BUTTER
5150024404	JIF 96 OUNCE NATURAL CREAMY TWINPACK
5150024540	JIF 15.5 OUNCE NO ADDED SUGAR PEANUT BUTTER
5150024545	JIF 13 OUNCE SQUEEZABLE POUCH
5150024548	JIF 33.5 OUNCE NO ADDED SUGAR PEANUT BUTTER
5150024545	JIF 13 OUNCE SQUEEZABLE POUCH
5150024572	JIF 13 OUNCE NATURAL SQUEEZE POUCH
5150024572	JIF 13 OUNCE NATURAL SQUEEZE POUCH
5150024769	JIF 80 OUNCE CREAMY PEANUT BUTTER TWIN PACK
5150024776	JIF 80 OUNCE CRUNCHY PEANUT BUTTER TWIN PACK
5150025499	JIF 40 OUNCE REDUCED FAT CREAMY PEANUT BUTTER
5150025516	JIF 16 OUNCE CREAMY PEANUT BUTTER
5150025518	JIF 16 OZ REDUCED FAT CREAMY PEANUT BUTTER
5150025530	JIF 16 OUNCE CREAMY OMEGA 3 PEANUT BUTTER
5150025537	JIF 16 OUNCE CRUNCHY PEANUT BUTTER
5150025542	JIF 80 OUNCE NATURAL CREAMY PEANUT BUTTER TWIN PACK
5150025565	JIF 16 OUNCE NATURAL CREAMY PEANUT BUTTER
5150025574	JIF 16 OUNCE NATURAL CRUNCHY PEANUT BUTTER
5150025578	JIF 16 OUNCE NATURAL CREAMY PEANUT BUTTER HONEY
5150072001	JIF 40 OUNCE CREAMY PEANUT BUTTER
5150072002	JIF 40 OUNCE CRUNCHY PEANUT BUTTER
5150075007	JIF TO GO 8 PACK 250 GRAM CREAMY
5150041418	JIF 46.5 OUNCE NO ADDED SUGAR PEANUT BUTTER
5150092100	JIF 1.1 OUNCE PORTION CONTROL PEANUT BUTTER 120 COUNT
5150024705	JIF 96 OUNCE CREAMY PEANUT BUTTER TWIN PACK
5150024177	JIF 28 OUNCE CREAMY PEANUT BUTTER

About Salmonella

Salmonella bacteria typically live in the intestines of humans and animals and are shed through feces. A common disease that affects the intestinal tract, humans usually become ill with Salmonella after consuming food or water contaminated with that feces.

Most people develop diarrhea, fever and abdominal cramps within eight to 72 hours. Most healthy people recover within a few days without specific treatment, but as usual with diarrhea, it’s important to drink plenty of fluids to avoid dehydration. In some cases, the diarrhea associated with Salmonella infection can be so dehydrating as to require prompt medical attention and can disrupt bowel habits for several months. Life-threatening complications also may develop if the infection spreads beyond your intestines, causing infection in urine, blood, bones, joints, or the nervous system, and can cause severe disease.

Some people with Salmonella infection develop pain in their joints, called reactive arthritis, after the infection has ended. Reactive arthritis can last for months or years and can be difficult to treat. Some people with reactive arthritis develop irritation of the eyes and pain when urinating.

This is not the first time Peanut Butter Has Had Salmonella

2006-2007: Peter Pan Peanut Butter

As of March 7th at 12 PM EST, 425 persons infected with the outbreak strain of Salmonella Tennessee were reported to CDC from 44 states. Among 351 patients for whom clinical information is available, 71 (20%) were hospitalized. No deaths have been attributed to this infection. Onset dates, which are known for 301 patients, ranged from August 1, 2006 to February 16, 2007, and 67% of these illnesses began after December 1, 2006.

Subsequent laboratory testing of leftover peanut butter from patients was performed at state public health laboratories and CDC. Salmonella Tennessee with a PFGE pattern matching one of the outbreak strains was isolated from 21 opened and unopened peanut butter jars with production dates ranging from July 2006 to December 2006. These jars were collected from patients in 13 states (Arkansas, Florida, Georgia, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Minnesota, New York, Oklahoma, Pennsylvania, South Carolina, and Tennessee); two of the PFGE strains were isolated from these peanut butter samples. FDA isolated Salmonella Tennessee from 13 unopened jars of Peter Pan and Great Value peanut butter with production dates ranging from August 2006 to January 2007 and from two plant environmental samples. Peanut butter from the Georgia plant was exported to 70 countries. No confirmed cases linked to this outbreak have been reported from other countries, although several possibly related cases have been investigated.

2008-2009: Peanut Butter Corporation of America

“In late 2008 and early 2009, as a result of the Salmonella contamination event, 9 people died and at least 714 people fell ill, all from food poisoning after eating products containing contaminated peanuts. This contamination triggered the most extensive food recall in U.S. history up to that time, involving 46 states, more than 360 companies, and more than 3,900 different products manufactured using PCA ingredients. The contamination and recall had immediate major ramifications for the market of this set of farm products. On February 13, 2009, Peanut Corporation of America ceased all manufacturing and business operations, and filed for Chapter 7 bankruptcy liquidation. As of February 2009, a federal criminal investigation was continuing, and at least a dozen civil lawsuits had been filed. In September 2015, Stewart Parnell was sentenced, after earlier conviction on more than 70 criminal charges and 28 years in prison for his role in the nationwide outbreak.”

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