State reports another salmonellosis case in national peanut butter outbreak


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SOUTH DAKOTA DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: Friday, January 23, 2009
CONTACT: Lon Kightlinger, (605) 773-3737
 
State reports another salmonellosis case in national peanut butter outbreak

PIERRE, S.D. – South Dakota today reported 1 more case of salmonellosis in connection with a national outbreak linked to peanut butter and products containing peanut butter. That brings the state’s case total in the outbreak to 3. All of South Dakota’s cases are children between the ages of 1-8 years.  To date, the Salmonella Typhimurium outbreak has sickened 491 people in 43 states.
In order to make it easier for consumers to determine whether any of the peanut butter-containing products they have at home are subject to recall, the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has created and posted an expanded, searchable database that will be updated as new information becomes available: http://www.accessdata.fda.gov/scripts/peanutbutterrecall/index.cfm.
For information on products containing peanut butter from companies not reporting recalls, consumers may wish to consult the company's website or call the toll-free number listed on most packaging. Please note that information consumers may receive from the companies has not been verified by FDA.
Information about recalled products and Salmonella can be found by calling 1-800-CDC-INFO.
A podcast on the outbreak, response, and consumer information can be downloaded from CDC's Web site at http://www2a.cdc.gov/podcasts/player.asp?f=10684
People who think they may have become ill from eating peanut butter should consult their health care providers. Most persons infected with Salmonella develop diarrhea, fever, and abdominal cramps 12–72 hours after infection. Most recover without treatment but severe infections may occur, particularly in infants, elderly persons, and those with impaired immune systems.
 
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