The Center for Disease Control and Prevention on Wednesday announced that the salmonella outbreak that has been linked to some Jif peanut butter products is over.
The CDC, public health and regulatory officials in multiple states along with the U.S. Food and Drug Administration said that as of Wednesday the outbreak is over. They also released data and information collected during their investigations into the salmonella infections that affected Jif brand peanut butter products.
According to the CDC, a total of 21 people were infected with an outbreak strain of Salmonella Senftenberg which was reported in 17 states including Arizona, Florida, Georgia, Missouri, New York and Texas.
The CDC said that people were reported sick between February 20, 2022, through May 24, 2022 for people under the age of one up until 85. 75% of the people who were sick were women and of the 13 people that were interviewed, four of them were hospitalized. The CDC confirms that no one died as a result of the outbreak.
“Of the 13 people interviewed, 13 (100%) reported eating peanut butter in the week before they got sick. This percentage was significantly higher than results from a survey of healthy people, in which 57% of respondents reported eating any peanut butter in the week before they were interviewed. This suggests that people in this outbreak got sick from eating peanut butter. All 13 people reported eating Jif brand peanut butter specifically,” according to the CDC news release.
The parent company of Jif, J.M. Smucker Company, recalled some of their Jif products were recalled on May 20, 2022, from their Lexington Kentucky plant. Some other companies who used Jif brand products also recalled their items, according to the CDC.
To get more information about food recalls and outbreaks as well as how to avoid getting sick after eating contaminated food, visit the CDC’s website.
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