recall of King Nut and Parnell's Pride peanut butter associated with an ongoing multi-state outbreak of Salmonella typhimurium

Please review the following message from Alan Talarsky, Environmental Scientist 1, Food and Drug Safety Program, DHSS regarding the U.S. Food and Drug Administration's Class 1 recall of King Nut and Parnell's Pride peanut butter associated with an ongoing multi-state outbreak of Salmonella typhimurium.King Nut Companies, a distributor of peanut butter manufactured for them by Peanut Corporation of America, today announced a recall of peanut butter distributed under the King Nut label. No other King Nut products are included in this recall.King Nut took this action as soon as it was informed that salmonella had been found in an open five-pound tub of King Nut peanut butter. King Nut distributes peanut butter only through food service accounts. It is not sold directly to consumers. King Nut does not supply any of the ingredients for the peanut butter distributed under its label. All other King Nut products are safe and not included in this voluntary recall.King Nut began contacting customers immediately to stop distributing all peanut butter with lot codes beginning with "8," and immediately canceled orders with the manufacturer.Customers are asked to take all King Nut peanut butter and Parnell's Pride peanut butter distributed by King Nut out of distribution immediately. For more information, go to www.kingnut.com.Although there have been no requests for assistance by FDA, local health departments should take action to remove these products from retail/institutional food establishments' shelves if encountered during routine inspections. If any requests for assistance are received from either FDA or CDC, the Food and Drug Safety Program will contact you