There’s been endless recalls related to the Salmonella-in-Sunland peanut butter outbreak, but we’re not recall.net.

Instead, it’s yes another failure of whatever system people come up with – inspections, audits, buying pressure – to actually protect public health.

Salmonella in peanut butter is nothing new, but seems to be more common; probably because with each outbreak, epi-types moves peanut butter up on their list of suspects.

The U.S. Centers for Disease Control reports a total of 35 persons infected with the outbreak strain of Salmonella Bredeney have been reported from 19 states.

Eight ill persons have been hospitalized, and no deaths have been reported.

63% percent of ill persons are children under the age of 10 years.

Collaborative investigation efforts of state, local, and federal public health and regulatory agencies indicate that Trader Joe’s Valencia Creamy Salted Peanut Butter made with Sea Salt, manufactured by Sunland, Inc. of Portales, New Mexico, is a likely source of this outbreak.

On October 12, 2012, Sunland, Inc. expanded its ongoing recall to include raw and roasted shelled and in-shell peanuts. FDA testing has found the presence of Salmonella bacteria in raw peanuts from the peanut processing facility. 

On October 13, 2012, FDA analysis confirmed that environmental samplesshowing the presence of Salmonella in Sunland’s nut butter facility match the outbreak strain of Salmonella Bredeney.