ConAgra recalls Peter Pan for possible salmonella

[link to www.marketwatch.com]

By Ruth Mantell, MarketWatch
Last Update: 11:30 PM ET Feb 14, 2007

SAN FRANCISCO (MarketWatch) -- ConAgra Foods Inc. is recalling Peter Pan Peanut Butter and Great Value Peanut Butter for possible salmonella contamination, officials said Wednesday.
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has linked 288 cases of food-borne illness in 39 states to consumption of varying types of Peter Pan peanut butter, according to the Food and Drug Administration. Great Value manufactured at the same plant in Georgia, could carry a similar risk of contamination, the center said. Great Value peanut butter made by other manufacturers is not affected.
"Although none of our extensive product tests has indicated the presence of salmonella, we are taking this precautionary measure because consumer health and safety is our top priority," said Chris Kircher, a ConAgra spokesman.
Kircher said the company is still assessing the recall's financial impact.
The outbreak appears to be ongoing, and the first consumer may have become ill in August, according to the FDA. Symptoms associated with salmonella are fever, diarrhea and abdominal cramps.

....

see link for more