Peter Pan Peanut Butter Salmonella Recall

I figured I'd post this here since peanut butter is a very common household staple and I imagine many forumgoers in North America and Canada eat "Peter Pan" brand.

http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,252127,00.html

If the serial number on your jar begins with 2111, then your batch could be tainted with hazardous salmonella bacteria. Unfortunately, I happen to possess one of these jars. I purchased it Monday afternoon, one day before the recall announcement. Luckily, it's still unopened.

Most stores are offering complete refunds or free exchanges for another brand of equal size.

So if you eat Peter Pan peanut butter, you may wish to check the lid.

Jam it back in, in the dark.

Originally Posted by Parn

So, on my cruise through Walmart buying various things, I picked up a jar of crunchy JIF as planned. It happened to be one of about ten jars left on the shelf. There was no other peanut butter in sight.

Well, yeah.

Everyone who had Peter Pan was encouraged to either return or dispose of their product. Seeing as stores were made to remove the tainted supply from shelves, customers seeking replacement jars had to buy another brand. Normally sales are steady, but a recall like this creates a surge in demand. So naturally the shelves will be bare, as most stores don't carry excesses of peanut butter in case of salmonella scares.

Supply. Demand. Basic economics here.

Incidentally, this was a very good time to own stock in J.M. Smucker, the company that makes Jif and several lesser-known peanut butter brands. The swell in demand created an unexpected profit surge for Smucker's and the stock has risen significantly in the short-term. First quarter earnings should be above projections due to this event. Still, I'd sell the stock at this point, since it's not likely to remain so high once Peter Pan gets back on track.

Just saying.

There's nowhere I can't reach.