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" Remember the news a few weeks ago about a nationwide salmonella outbreak that was making hundreds of people sick? At the time, authorities didn&amp;#x27;t know what the caused the rash of salmonella food poisonings, but this weekend, the FDA announced that peanut butter was the likely culprit--and urged people to avoid eating products that contain peanut butter until the situation is resolved. The FDA has traced a source of Salmonella Typhimurium contamination to a plant owned by Peanut Corporation of America (PCA). The company makes peanut butter that&amp;#x27;s often served in institutional settings, like cafeterias and nursing homes. PCA also produces peanut paste that is sold to food manufacturers to make peanut butter-flavored products including cakes, cookies, crackers, candies, cereal and ice cream. At this time, jarred peanut butter that people can buy at the grocery store appears to be safe to eat. &amp;quot;We urge consumers to postpone eating any products that may contain peanut butter until additional information becomes available,&amp;quot; Dr. Stephen Sundlof of the Food and Drug Administration&amp;#x27;s Center for Food Safety said in a teleconference. Kellogg announced on Friday that it was recalling some Austin and Keebler peanut butter snacks and some Famous Amos and Keebler Soft Batch cookies that might be contaminated. Two flavors of Little Debbie crackers--peanut butter and peanut butter and cheese--have also been voluntarily recalled. (Go here for a complete list of recalled products.) As of Friday, 474 people had infected by the salmonella outbreak and six people have died from salmonella poisoning, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said. How much peanut butter do you eat? Do you eat a lot of peanut butter-flavored snacks? (I love peanut butter-flavored energy bars--eep!) Is going to put a cramp in your style? Don&amp;#x27;t forget! Sign up for Glamour&amp;#x27;s free (and easy!) Exactly What to Eat to Lose Weight plan. You&amp;#x27;ll get 30 days of healthy breakfasts, lunches, dinners and snacks, so there&amp;#x27;s no guesswork. Plus, you&amp;#x27;ll automatically be entered to win a spa trip for two! Photo: iStock"^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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