Survivor Mom

I’m very concerned regarding the issue of salmonella in peanut butter. So when I heard in the news that the Department of Health (DoH) and the Bureau of Food and Drugs (BFAD) served a suspension order on Samuya Food Manufacturing Inc. on Monday I immediately discard the bottle of peanut butter we have in our fridge.

Laboratory examination showed the peanut butter products ‘Yummy Sweet and Creamy Peanut Spread’ and ‘Ludy’s Sweet and Creamy Peanut Butter’ products were contaminated with Salmonella bacteria. The recalled batches of Yummy Sweet and Creamy Peanut spread include the 490 grams pack size, batch number 11240810, expiration date 52409 and 224 grams pack size, batch number 3040905, expiration date 90409.

Salmonella is a bacterial genus that has some pathogenic species that can cause a variety of illnesses including typhoid fever, paratyphoid fever and food poisoning ( salmonellosis).

What can we do to prevent getting infected with salmonella from tainted peanut butter? Simply follow BFAD’s advice: Do not eat peanut butter products that are listed in their advisories.