(BEH) — The Bureau of Environmental Health reported on Feb. 17 that the Peter Pan brand was the only recalled peanut butter brand that was being distributed in the CNMI.
The bureau also reported that 359 jars of Peter Pan peanut butter with batch no. 2111 were removed from various stores on Saipan, Rota, and Tinian.
However, due to the U.S. Food and Drug Administration’s latest announcement that it has expanded its recent peanut butter recall, the bureau will continue conducting investigations in connection with other recalled products.
The FDA’s expanded recall was a result of finding the presence of salmonella in the ConAgra Georgia peanut butter processing plant.
The FDA also learned that the same ConAgra plant sent bulk Peter Pan peanut butter to its plant in Humboldt, Tennessee.
There the peanut butter was incorporated into various ice cream, sundae, and shake toppings.
The three products listed below are part of the original Peter Pan recall.
• Sonic Brand Ready-To-Use Peanut Butter Topping (in 6 lb. 10.5 oz cans)
The topping was used in the following Sonic products:
• Peanut Butter Shake
• Peanut Butter Fudge Shake
• Peanut Butter Sundae
• Peanut Butter Fudge Sundae
• Carvel Peanut Butter Topping (in 6 lb. 10 oz. cans)
The topping was used in the following Carvel ice cream products:
• Chocolate Peanut Butter
• Peanut Butter Treasure
• Peanut Butter & Jelly
• Reese’s Peanut Butter Cup Sundae Dasher
• Any other customized products containing the peanut butter topping, including peanut butter flavored ice cream in ice cream cakes
• J. Hungerford Smith Peanut Butter Dessert Topping (in 6 lb. 10 oz. cans)
This topping may be used by retail and restaurant outlets but is not available for direct purchase by the public.
The FDA’s advice to consumers continues to be not to eat any Peter Pan peanut butter in containers or any Great Value peanut butter beginning with the 2111 product code. The recall now includes all such products made since Dec. 2005, the FDA said.