I had the shits for two days. Didn't know why untill earlier when it was reported on the News today that the peanut butter with the 2111 label contained Salmonella. Still have the jar..At first I thought about a lawsuit, then figured hell..everyone makes a mistake. Don't wanna be one of the one's that take advantage of the system. Not like I died right? good thing I only ate a little bit though..

Just got an email from someone who has a jar. I grew up on and loved PP. It was the crunchiest crunchy. I long ago switched to Kroger Natural, though. Out with the trans fats and in with the stirring. But it's really gooood! Don't know who processes it, though.

I'm with you Gemini. I never liked it either. The Mrs. loves it though, so that's why we always have it around. I prefer raw peanuts myself.

FC: I checked the label of suspect jar. I was surprised to find that it has zero grams transfat (but otherwise it's almost all fat except for some protein).

I've always heard that peanut butter is a relatively healthy long-lasting energy food (as opposed to these carbo-loaded "energy bars" and "sports drinks"). Makes sense.

I don't like peanut butter either. In fact, it makes me ill. Not an allergy or anything, I just think my mom fed it to us too much as children.

Hydrogenated oils are the next best thing. Artificial long chain fats that are headed straight for your arteries. Corn syrup too. This stuff was a biohazard long before salmonella came into the picture. Real peanut butter has one ingredient.

"The salmonella being investigated is a strain known as Salmonella Tennessee"

From >Updated: 5:04 p.m. ET Feb 14, 2007
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snip> "Peanut butter appears to be the cause of the cases, said Dr. Timothy Jones, deputy state epidemiologist for the Tennessee Department of Health.

Tennessee has had about 20 cases of salmonella that may be related to peanut butter, Jones said, adding that in all there were cases in at least 37 states dating as far back as October. He could not say how many total cases were being investigated, but a health expert said more than 100 cases were involved."

Very nice. Ominous and informative.

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I thought they were the same thing. We always get a laugh out of foods that are labeled "no trans fats," but have PH oils. Kind of like labels proclaiming "no MSG," but list hydrolyzed protein.

I've scanned the entry here and still can't tell that hydrogenation doesn't always result in a trans fat. Maybe they don't...

I have heard that the amount of PH oil in p.b., used in order to prevent separation, is very small.

The funniest labels are ones on Cokes, granular sugar, etc. that say stuff like "zero fat."

The 6lb can we purchased at Sam's is a match.

I also have a 6 lb can from Sam's. I called the help line and the lady advised me to cut out the portion of the can containing the batch number and send that since the batch code is not on the lid.

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Looks like lots of the suspect lot was sold in Knoxville.

The general rule of thumb is if it walks, crawls, swims, flies, or slithers then it is a Saturated fat. All animal fats are saturated and will clog your arteries.

Whoa!! Except fish oil that's rich in Omega 3's, and is considered to have a protective effect on the heart (though can still make you fat, since that's what it is). No? Some variety of wild salmon is my favorite (sockeye, etc.). Don't know exactly where the fat-type line for fish is. At least some fish oil is good for you, if you can work it off.

"No cholesterol" labels on non-meat products are another funny one.