Jif Peanut Butter Recall Follows Salmonella Outbreak in 12 State

Jif Peanut Butter Recall Follows Salmonella Outbreak in 12 State

Several Jif peanut butter products are being recalled and investigated amid a salmonella outbreak that has affected 12 states. 

The J.M. Smucker Company announced a voluntary recall of over 45 products

The J.M. Smucker Company announced a voluntary recall of over 45 products

The J.M. Smucker Co. announced the voluntary recall in partnership with the Food and Drug Administration on Friday,

The J.M. Smucker Co. announced the voluntary recall in partnership with the Food and Drug Administration on Friday,

Health officials from the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) and Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)

Health officials from the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) and Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)

A sample lot number, located alongside the best by date.FDA 

As a result, the J. M. Smucker Co. is recalling many of its Jif peanut butter products produced at a plant in Lexington, Kentucky

The report said that the FDA conducted whole genome sequencing analysis on an "environmental sample"

The report said that the FDA conducted whole genome sequencing analysis on an "environmental sample"

So far, 14 people in 12 states have reported illnesses connected to the outbreak, the CDC said. Two were hospitalized.

So far, 14 people in 12 states have reported illnesses connected to the outbreak, the CDC said. Two were hospitalized.

All five people who contacted the CDC had reported eating peanut butter

All five people who contacted the CDC had reported eating peanut butter

environmental sample "matches the strain causing illnesses in this current outbreak."