One of the nation’s largest product recalls continues in the wake of a salmonella contamination outbreak linked to one company’s peanut products.

Reminder: commercial peanut butter brands, such as Jiff and Peter Pan, are safe.

Associated Press/Food and Drug Administration

Sources: Associated Press and Food and Drug Administration, March 13, 2009

Related Story: February 26, 2009…This Could Go On for Two Years…

Atlanta Journal-Constitution

“The national salmonella outbreak linked to more than 2,600 peanut products could last as long as two years, as contaminated foods sit like ticking time bombs on store shelves and in kitchen cabinets, federal health officials said Wednesday.” (Emphasis added)

“We’re really concerned. This is not over yet,” Sundlof said. He said the outbreak could last as long as products are around, possibly as long as two years.”

…”The recalled products that officials said were produced by Peanut Corp. of America —- peanut butter, peanut paste, granulated peanuts and others —- became ingredients in thousands of other foods distributed across the U.S. and about 20 other countries. (Emphasis added)

“Despite one of the largest food recalls in U.S. history, including 2,670 foods as of Tuesday, up to two dozen salmonella cases continue to be reported each week. That represents a decline from the peak in December when as many as 60 new cases were reported in a week.”

Source: Atlanta Journal-Constitution,February 26, 2009