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Ministry of Health Warn Consumers Not to Eat Certain Jars of Peter Pan Peanut Butter and Great Value Peanut Butter
Product May be Contaminated With Salmonella
Belmopan, February 21, 2007

The Belize Agricultural Health Authority (BAHA) and the Ministry of Health (MOH) advise consumers not to eat certain jars of Peter Pan and Great Value peanut butter due to risk of contamination with Salmonella (Salmonella tennessee). The affected jars of Peter Pan and Great Value peanut butter have a product code located on the lid of the jar that begins with the number "2111."  Belize is one of 70 countries where affected jars have been exported to; thus, supermarkets and retail outlets in Belize may have this product code among their stock of peanut butter. If consumers have any of this Peter Pan or Great Value brand peanut butter in their homes that have been purchased since May 2006, they should immediately discard it or return to place of purchase and report it to Public Health Officials.

Salmonella tennessee is a bacteria that causes foodborne illness. Symptoms of foodborne illness caused by Salmonella include fever, diarrhoea and abdominal cramps. Salmonella can invade the bloodstream and cause life-threatening infections.  Individuals who have recently eaten Peter Pan and Great Value brand peanut butter beginning with product code “2111” and have experienced fever, diarrhoea and/or abdominal cramps should contact their doctor or health care provider immediately.  Any such illnesses should be reported to local health authorities.

The Belize Agricultural Health Authority is inspecting all Peter Pan and Great Value ConAgra peanut butter at ports of entry for products beginning with the code “2111” and any found will be returned to origin or confiscated and destroyed. The Ministry of Health is removing from supermarkets and retail outlets all Peter Pan and Great Value ConAgra peanut butter beginning with code “2111”. To date the Ministry of Health, through the Environmental Health Program, has confiscated more that 80 cases of the Peter Pan Crunchy and Creamy Peanut Butter. Regular updates will be provided as more information becomes available.

Consumers who have questions should contact BAHA’s Food Safety Services at 224–4794 or 223-4457 or email foodsafety@btl.net; Ministry of Health at 822-2325 or email dhsmoh@yahoo.com or the District Public Health Authority Offices at phone numbers: 223-1213, 322-2072, 422-2677, 522-2184, 722-2142, 822-2263, 824-2066, 226-2555.

Crunchy peanut butter in a clear, plastic jar with a blue plastic lid. The plastic jar shows the crunchy peanut butter in a brownish color. The jar has multiple colors labeling with a blue background and a yellow stripe below the label top that runs left to right. A yellowish brown image of a shell peanut runs from the bottom left hand corner to the top right hand corner of the label. The label from left to right shows at the top center left in white the word “Crunchy Peanut Butter”. In the lower left center is yellow banner with a red stripe at the top and bottom of the banner stating “O g TRANS FAT PER SERVING”. In the center immediately below the yellow banner is “NET WT 18 OZ (1 LB 2 OZ) 510 g” in white letters. Immediately to the right of the weight statement is a “circle with a K” in white. Along the right border of the label is the brand name from bottom to top “Great Value” in white letters.Crunchy peanut butter in a clear, plastic jar with a red plastic lid. The plastic jar shows the crunchy peanut butter in a brownish color. The jar has multiple colors labeling with a red background and white multipoint stars. The label from left to right shows at the top center a green banner stating “20% MORE THAN REGULAR 18 OZ JAR!” In the center immediately below the green banner is an image of ‘Peter Pan’ flying. In the center of the red label is “Peter pan®” in white letters and after these words in yellow is “PEANUT BUTTER”. Immediately below “Peter pan®” is a blue banner trimmed in white with “CRUNCHY’ in yellow letters. On the bottom right corner is the weight expressed as “NET WT. 22 OZ (1 lb. 6 OZ) 624 g”
Peter Pan Peanut Butter          Great Value Peanut Butter

 

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