Posted: 03.08.2011

It's not just hazelnuts that Wisconsin consumers need to keep an eye on - now it's peanut butter too!

The company that makes Skippy peanut butter is
recalling two of its spreads that may be contaminated with
salmonella.

No illnesses have been linked to the recall of the Skippy
reduced fat creamy and reduced fat chunky brands.
Unilever United States Inc. did not specify how many jars have
been recalled. They are packaged in 16.3 oz. plastic jars with
used-by dates of May 16-21, 2012.

Unilever detected possible salmonella through its own testing.
The recalled jars were distributed to retail outlets in Arkansas,
Connecticut, Delaware, Illinois, Iowa, Maine, Minnesota, Missouri,
Nebraska, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, North Dakota,
Pennsylvania, Virginia and Wisconsin, the company said.

Last week Wisconsin officials launched a recall of in-the-shell hazelnuts (filberts) that had sickened three people with e-coli contamination.

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