Skippy ® Reduced Fat Creamy Peanut Butter Spread and Skippy ® Reduced Fat Super Chunk Peanut Butter Spread are being recalled due to possible salmonella contamination, Skippy’s parent company Unilever announced in a press release last Friday, March 4.
Only these two types of Skippy’s peanut butter spreads—the reduced fat creamy and super chunk—are affected by this recall.
The release states that the company’s routine sampling of the peanut butter found some contaminated jars, but no illnesses have been reported due to the contamination to date.
Salmonella is a type of bacteria that often infects beef, poultry, milk, and eggs. It can cause serious food poisoning in children, the elderly, and people with weak immune systems, according to health website WebMD.
Typical symptoms include fever, vomiting, and diarrhea that may be bloody. The infection usually lasts for several days and usually clears up without medical treatment.
WebMD advises sufferers to eat a normal diet while avoiding foods high in sugar and fat. Dehydration from diarrhea can be solved by frequently drinking water. Also, sports drinks, such as Gatorade, help restore essential electrolytes, but avoid sodas, which are high in sugar.
The possibly contaminated products were distributed to Arkansas, Connecticut, Delaware, Illinois, Iowa, Maine, Minnesota, Missouri, Nebraska, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, North Dakota, Pennsylvania, Virginia, and Wisconsin.
Unilever urges consumers who have purchased the product to discard it and call the company for a replacement coupon, according to the release.
Only these two types of Skippy’s peanut butter spreads—the reduced fat creamy and super chunk—are affected by this recall.
The release states that the company’s routine sampling of the peanut butter found some contaminated jars, but no illnesses have been reported due to the contamination to date.
Salmonella is a type of bacteria that often infects beef, poultry, milk, and eggs. It can cause serious food poisoning in children, the elderly, and people with weak immune systems, according to health website WebMD.
Typical symptoms include fever, vomiting, and diarrhea that may be bloody. The infection usually lasts for several days and usually clears up without medical treatment.
WebMD advises sufferers to eat a normal diet while avoiding foods high in sugar and fat. Dehydration from diarrhea can be solved by frequently drinking water. Also, sports drinks, such as Gatorade, help restore essential electrolytes, but avoid sodas, which are high in sugar.
The possibly contaminated products were distributed to Arkansas, Connecticut, Delaware, Illinois, Iowa, Maine, Minnesota, Missouri, Nebraska, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, North Dakota, Pennsylvania, Virginia, and Wisconsin.
Unilever urges consumers who have purchased the product to discard it and call the company for a replacement coupon, according to the release.
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