The finding of salmonella in peanut butter and peanut paste from a Georgia facility has had ripple effects across the landscape of packaged foods. Ice cream, cereal, cookies and even nutritional and energy bars containing tainted peanut butter have been recalled by the hundreds, and the list of affected products continues to grow.
In our Jan. 26 issue, The Tan Sheet examines the ways in which dietary supplement firms have set standards of testing and supply chain management that industry experts say should prevent the “spread” of lax manufacturing oversight to their industry.
Separately, we look at how FDA has handled this latest outbreak of a foodborne contaminant. Former FDA execs and consumer advocacy groups alike are unimpressed with the agency’s seeming inability to protect consumers, but not all are convinced that radical change to the food safety regulatory structure is the answer. Check out the full story below.
FDA says store brand jarred peanut butter is still safe.
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