We have two jars of peanut butter with the bar code 2111, one being almost empty because we made peanut butter cookies with it. Should we simply throw it away or should it be tested? We all have had flu like symptoms in the last several weeks, but the flu is going around. Any advice?
2007-02-16 01:03:31 · 6 answers · asked by Junior's Gal 3 in Health ➔ Diseases & Conditions ➔ Infectious Diseases
we've got the same situation. i'm taking my jars back to the store and getting new, free Peanut Butter.
2007-02-16 01:07:21 · answer #1 · answered by Amish Rebel 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Am in the same boat I don't eat peanut butter but we do have a jar that my daughter has eaten and she has had some flu like symptoms so I am calling the health department we have had 5 cases in our state so I am a bit concerned the news said to refrigerate the jars and call your health department so that's what I am doing then am suing the company lol
2007-02-16 09:19:26 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Usually the treatment for Salmonella is fluids. They don't even usually give antibiotics unless you are really sick. I would keep the jar for testing later in case you do. The best way to prove that your strain came from that is a stool culture from you and a culture from the jar growing the same bug.
2007-02-16 09:07:58 · answer #3 · answered by Tiffany 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Just bring them back to the store where you bought them. The store will take them back - even the almost empty one.
2007-02-16 09:07:33 · answer #4 · answered by fifty2weekhi 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Just take it back for replacement.
2007-02-16 10:05:31 · answer #5 · answered by P K 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Throw it away.
2007-02-16 09:11:03 · answer #6 · answered by Student 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋