ConAgra Foods Inc. (NYSE:CAG) is advising consumers to destroy any Peter Pan or Great Value peanut butter with a product code 2111 amid concerns about possible salmonella contamination.
There have been 300 cases in 39 states since August linked to tainted peanut butter, according to the , Associated Press, adding that it's the first time that peanut butter has been linked to this illness. About 20 percent of the people with the infection have been hospitalized and none thank goodness has died.
ConAgra, which hasn't found any problems with its products, is working with government officials and will take any additional measures that are needed, the wire service said. The affected peanut butter came from a plant in Sylvester, Georgia, according to the FDA.
Consumers can call a 24-hour hotline at 866-344-6970 with any questions or concerns.
What should investors do? Absolutely nothing.
Food companies, particularly large ones like ConAgra, are well-prepared to face these sorts of situations. The Omaha-based company isn't panicking and neither should shareholders.











Reader Comments (Page 1 of 1)
2-15-2007 @ 10:51AM
wayne said...
i have a jar of peter pan and i have been sick. what do i need to do? see a lawyer? a doctor? please advise.
2-15-2007 @ 10:50AM
paul said...
wayne.....check the top of the lid first..if it has the code number starting 2111. mail the lids to conagra for a full refund. (see conagra.com for address). ortherwise its ok. unless you have symptoms of vomiting, diarhrea, or fever, suggest you ignore doctors. i am a peanot butter--and peter pan--junkie. and have had no ill effects.
2-15-2007 @ 1:10PM
Jeanne said...
My 17 year old daughter has been sick for 5 weeks now. She eats a lot of Peter Pan Peanut butter and a lot of Great Value. She has eaten an entire jar of Peter Pan (minus 2 tablespoons) of the recalled peanut butter. She is scheduled to have an upper GI due to her constant stomach ache. I had her quit eating any peanut butter as of a week ago and she has felt better everyday since then. We have spent hundreds of dollars on pills and acid reflux medications. I decided to try a food diary and elimintate certain foods to see if they were causing the problem. We found she felt better after not eating peanut butter. WE have two jars of the recalled peanut butter on our pantry and finished one jar. We can now cancel her stomach x-rays since we have figured it out to be due to this recalled product. We just saved several hundred dollars on X-rays, more sick days from school and a miserable feeling child. Too bad I didn't know about this a month ago. She has been sick for 5 long weeks.
2-15-2007 @ 12:34PM
Nydia Tavares said...
I have code 2111 and last week I did have diarhrea but really did not think anything of it although my stomach was tender. I had peanut butter and crackers twice but I feel okay now.
2-15-2007 @ 2:23PM
Nydia Tavares said...
I have code 2111 and last week I did have diarhrea but really did not think anything of it although my stomach was tender. I had peanut butter and crackers twice but I feel okay now.
2-15-2007 @ 5:52PM
jonathan berr said...
Wayne or anybody else. Go to a doctor than a lawyer.
2-15-2007 @ 1:40PM
Teresa said...
I purchased a jar of this peanut butter in december of 2006 and shortly thereafter became very ill. I have missed over a month of work because of this. They at Con Agra are advising us to destroy these jars. Why? Maybe they won't be held liable if there is no evidence. Well I am for one very upset about this and have lost a considerable amount of time at my job. No I'M KEEPING IT AND TAKING IT TO A PHYSICIAN.
2-16-2007 @ 5:08PM
Susan said...
I have 2 unopened jars of Great Value Peanut Butter and cannot seem to find product code numbers on the jar or lid anywhere. Any suggestions?
2-16-2007 @ 1:50PM
Robbie lEATHERMAN said...
I WAS sICK WENT TO THE e.r WHICH COST ANOTHER 1000.00 DOLLAR BILL.I WAS DEHYDRATED PROBLEMS URINATING SICK IN THE STOMACH. MY DAUGTER WAS SICK WITH THE FLU ,WEPROBABLY GAVE HER UNECISARY OVER THE COUNTER MEDICATION WHICH COULD HAVE BEEN DANGEROUS ,THANK GOD.NOBODY DIED FROM ALLERGIES OR CONSIDERING THE UNREASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME OF NOTIFICATION AND PUBLICATION,I FEEL THE COMPANY SHOULD START IMMEDIATE COMPOSATION AND APOLOGY FOR THEIR UNPREDICTED AMOUNT OF TIME OF NEGLEAGENCE
2-25-2007 @ 7:55PM
Mike said...
I to have ate their peanut butter and got very very sick, I have the jars and wondering if someone could sent some information on who should be responable for the illness and sufferin.
Mike