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Pennsylvania Health Department Investigates Salmonella Cases Linked to Peanut Butter as Part of National Outbreak

Published in TB and Outbreaks Week, March 6th, 2007

Due to risk of contamination with salmonella, state Health Secretary Dr. Calvin B. Johnson today advised consumers not to eat and to discard Peter Pan Peanut Butter and Great Value Peanut Butter with product codes that begin with the number "2111."

Nationwide, 288 cases of illness have been linked to the current multi- state salmonella outbreak. In Pennsylvania, 25 cases have been identified in 19 counties: Adams, Beaver, Bedford, Bradford, Bucks, Centre, Clearfield, Dauphin, Elk, Erie, Lackawanna, Lancaster, Lehigh, Luzerne, Montour, Perry, Philadelphia, Tioga, and Wayne.

"The department is working very closely with the federal Centers for Disease...

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