Salmonella Found in Some Peanut Butter at Georgia Facility

Health officials say that laboratory tests conducted by the Georgia Department of Agriculture have confirmed Salmonella contamination in some peanut butter manufactured by the Peanut Corporation of America (PCA) processing facility in Blakely.

According to an official, the sample that tested positive was from an unopened five-pound tub of King Nut Creamy Peanut Butter with “Best Before 1/07/10” collected at the plant by one of the GDA inspectors.

The testing was done in response to see if this is the type of Salmonella linked to illnesses nationwide. Health officials report that six people have died nationwide from a Salmonella outbreak, with more than 450 sickened in 43 states.

According to officials, PCA stopped production of peanut butter at its Blakely plant last week.