Warning on peanut products with suspected Salmonella contamination (with table)
The Centre for Food Safety (CFS) today (April 17) advised people not to consume certain batches of US peanut products which are suspected to have been contaminated with Salmonella.
"The CFS has been in close contact with the US authorities in regard to the Salmonella contamination incident in the country. And they informed us today that six 'Nature's Path' peanut products suspected of having been contaminated with Salmonella might have been exported to Hong Kong (details are listed in the annexed table)," a CFS spokesman said.
"We have alerted the trade to stop selling those products. If consumers are in possession of the concerned products, they should not consume them. They should dispose of them and thoroughly wash their hands afterwards.
"In response to the Salmonella contamination incident in the US, we have collected 29 samples of peanut butter and related products in the local market for testing of Salmonella and all the results are satisfactory."
Consumers and the trade can obtain the latest information on the recalled peanut products from the US Food and Drug Administration website at
www.accessdata.fda.gov/scripts/peanutbutterrecall/index.cfm .
Salmonella is a pathogen that may cause food poisoning. The symptoms include nausea, fever, abdominal pain, diarrhoea and vomiting. The symptoms are more severe in infants and the elderly.
"The CFS will continue to closely monitor the situation," the spokesman said.
Ends/Friday, April 17, 2009