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Update on FDA's Investigation
January 12, 2009: FDA
is collaborating with the Centers for Disease
Control and Prevention (CDC), the U.S.
Department of Agriculture, and public health
officials in many states to investigate
an ongoing, multi-state outbreak of human
infections due to Salmonella serotype
Typhimurium. CDC and public health officials
in multiple states comparing foods eaten
by ill and well persons have suggested
peanut butter as a likely source. However,
the epidemiological studies have not implicated
any specific brand.
FDA continues its investigation of a peanut
butter manufacturer, based upon data from
the epidemiological investigation and laboratory
testing conducted by the Minnesota Department
of Health and Department of Agriculture.
Product testing indicated the presence
of Salmonella Typhimurium bacteria
of the same strains found in the ongoing
outbreak in an (open) 5-pound container
of peanut butter that was offered in an
institutional setting.
FDA’s ongoing investigation includes
an inspection at the distributor and the
implicated manufacturer for the suspect
sample collected by the state. The
inspection at the manufacturer was coordinated with
state and CDC officials and is two-pronged:
to gather samples and to collect epidemiological
information, including records on distribution
of the product. Samples are being
analyzed in FDA laboratories.
The 5-pound container, which tested positive,
appears to be manufactured for sale in
large containers to institutions such as
nursing homes, cafeterias, etc. State officials
in Minnesota are coordinating their investigation
with CDC and FDA.
This distributor has taken voluntary
action to withdraw its peanut butter products
from the marketplace.
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