Company linked to salmonella poisoning expands peanut recall - KCTV5

Company linked to salmonella poisoning expands peanut recall

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FAIRWAY, KS (KCTV/AP) -

A New Mexico food company that produced the peanut butter linked to an outbreak of salmonella poisoning has expanded an ongoing recall of its products to include raw and roasted peanuts.

The Food and Drug Administration said that Sunland Inc. added raw and roasted shelled and in-shell peanuts sold in quantities from 2 ounces to 50 pounds to its recall.

FDA inspectors have found salmonella in raw peanuts from the Sunland processing plant.

Sunland manufactured the peanut butter sold by Trader Joe's and linked to 35 salmonella illnesses across 19 states. Sunland has recalled everything made in its contaminated plant since March 2010.

One case of salmonella has been reported in Missouri.

The list is now 76 products long and includes candy, peanuts, ice cream and Starbucks bistro boxes that contain a peanut butter spread.

If anyone has bought Hines Dollar General peanuts, they will want to return them for a refund or throw them away.

Kansas City-based Belfonte voluntarily recalled ice cream, including Home Run Sundae and Mama's Choice Reverse Peanut Butter Pie.

Salmonella causes diarrhea, fever and abdominal cramps. It is the most dangerous for children, the elderly and people with weakened immune systems.

Click here for the full list of recalled peanut products.

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