This has nothing - nothing to do with George Bush.

Typical LIB knee jerk reaction.

The company in Georgia had bad sanitary conditions and shipped
their product to 85 companies.

He doesn't own or control that company. Wonder if Carter has part interest
in the American Peanut corporation IIRC that had the problem.

These government agencies are trying to track down the source and
discovered the connection to the peanut butter from deaths and illnesses.


"Most peanut butter sold in jars at supermarkets appears to be safe, said
Stephen Sundlof, head of the Food and Drug Administration's food safety center.

"As of now, there is no indication that the major national name-brand jars of
peanut butter sold in retails stores are linked to the recall," Sundlof told
reporters in a conference call.

Officials are focusing on peanut paste, as well as peanut butter, produced at a
Blakely, Ga., facility owned by Peanut Corp. of America. Its peanut butter is
not sold directly to consumers but distributed to institutions and food
companies. But the peanut paste, made from roasted peanuts, is an ingredient in
cookies, cakes and other products that people buy in the supermarket."

http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20090117/...nella_outbreak

Simple as that.

Martin

Too_Many_Tools wrote:
Thanks George Bush...I can't even have a freaking peanutbutter and
jelly sandwich any more because of your screwups!

At least Carter kept the American nut safe! ;)


Don't eat peanut butter: U.S. authorities urge

WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. health authorities urged consumers on
Saturday to avoid eating peanut butter and products that contain it
until they can determine the scope of an outbreak of salmonella food
poisoning that may have contributed to six deaths.

"We urge consumers to postpone eating any products that may contain
peanut butter until additional information becomes available," Dr.
Stephen Sundlof of the Food and Drug Administration's Center for Food
Safety said in a teleconference with reporters.

(Reporting by Jim Wolf; Editing by Peter Cooney)