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Peanut Butter

Thursday, November 29, 2012

Peanut Butter Supplier to Whole Foods, Starbucks, Target Shut Down by FDA

The Sunland Inc. plant that distributes products to Trader Joe's, Whole Foods, Target and others is linked to Salmonella contamination that made at least 41 people ill in 20 states.

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration announced Monday that it has blocked food distribution from the Sunland Inc. peanut butter plant in New Mexico whose products were subject to a wide recall in recent months because of salmonella contamination. (Sign up here for the FREE Patch Newsletter, including Breaking News Alerts.) The plant supplies peanut butter products to stores, restaurants and retailers like Starbucks (there's one in Olivette at 9200 Olive Boulevard). The various types of Sunland peanut butter products—sold under several brands by major food retailers, including Starbucks, Trader Joe's, Whole Foods, and Target—had been part of a voluntary recall that began in September and later was expanded to include other nut butters as …

Wednesday, August 1, 2012

10 Ways to Fix a PBJ: Bacon, Banana and Nut-Free Peanut Butter Sandwiches

The trusty peanut butter and jelly sandwich is a main stay of the school lunch. How do you like yours?

Here’s a few interesting twists on an old lunchbox favorite, just in time for the start of the new school year. If these ideas inspire you, head over to the Jif website to enter their Most Creative Sandwich Contest. You might win a college scholarship. And peanut butter. Lots and lots of peanut butter. The Gourmet: Use artesian multi-grain bread, homemade peanut butter and organic jelly.  Get Alton Brown’s recipe for peanut butter here. You could find interesting bread at the St. Louis Bread Company or Whole Foods Market. The Elvis: White toast, peanut butter of your choice and one smashed banana. Make the sandwich then fry it like a toasted cheese. Get the full recipe here. The Bacon Apple PBJ: Add fresh bacon crumbles and sliced apple to…

Thursday, November 17, 2011

Smucker's Recalls Natural Chunky Peanut Butter in Missouri

The peanut butter may be contaminated with Salmonella.

Ohio-based J.M. Smucker Co. is voluntarily recalling 16-ounce jars of Smucker’s Natural Peanut Butter Chunky, according to the Food and Drug Adminstration. The recall is to due to possible salmonella contamination. The recalled peanut butter was distributed in many states, including Missouri. The jars in question would have been purchased between Nov. 8 and 17 and have a "best if used by" date of Aug. 3, 2012 and Aug. 4, 2012. They also contain the production codes 1307004 and 1308004. In the St. Louis area, Dierbergs Spokesperson Todd Vasel tells Patch all of the Dierbergs were alerted to the recall and have checked for the recalled peanut butter. "We did not have any of the affected product in our store," Vasel said. Lori Willis with St…

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