Check your pantry tonight. Two popular types
of peanut butter are recalled. Lubbock retailers
spent the day pulling the products off the
shelves but the jars may still be in your
kitchen. ConAgra is voluntarily recalling a
batch of peanut butter that may be responsible
for a salmonella outbreak.
When ingested, salmonella bacteria can cause
nausea, vomiting, diarrhea, abdominal cramps,
headache, fever and if left untreated, even
death.
Lubbockite Chris Bearce said, "I saw on the
news at 6 pm that there was a recall on the
Peter Pan peanut butter with the 2111."
2111, The numbers now synonymous with tainted
peanut butter possibly tainted with salmonella.
Bearce has a major concern regarding this scare,
his son.
He said, "My son eats the peanut butter in
the morning for breakfast, My wife puts it on
his toast."
And Bearce found three jars of the recalled
batch in his pantry. ConAgra foods is the food
distributor that makes Peter Pan and Walmart
great value brand peanut butter. So far as many
as 300 cases of salmonella poisoning in 39
states have been reported.
United grocery stores got an email from
ConAgra early Thursday morning alerting them to
the recall. United marketing director Eddie
Owens says their stores are offering refunds.
He said, "Product code should be on the lid
of the product and it's product code 2111. All
they have to do is check and see if they've got
that product code and if they do, return it to
the store for a full refund and or replacement
and it'll be taken care of."
If you already have one of these jars, you
can receive a full refund from ConAgra. Just
discard the product and keep the lid but be sure
to double check the jar itself. A viewer
contacted NewsChannel 11 via e-mail and sent
picture showing the product code printed on the
jar itself.
To receive a refund from ConAgra you should
send the lid or jar along with your name and
mailing address back to ConAgra. Their address
is:
ConAgra Foods
PO box 3768
Omaha, NE 68103
If you have questions or concerns about the
product or the recall there is a 24-hour toll
free hotline. That number is:
866-344-6970
Wal-Mart has announced that if you bring the
entire product, not just the lid, back to their
stores, they will offer a full refund as well.
We also spoke with Lubbock ISD today and they
tell us there have no worries. They do not use
either brand of peanut butter in their
cafeterias.
