Dive Summary:
- Sunland, Inc., the nation's largest producer of organic nut butter, is eyeing next month for its peanut butter's return to store shelves now that it has resumed operations following a half-year suspension.
- The New Mexico peanut butter company was the first to be shut down by the U.S. Food an Drug Administration under the Food Modernization Act in November 2012 following a 20-state Salmonella Bredeney outbreak that sickened at least 42 people and led to a huge product recall.
- Trader Joe’s peanut butter, Justin’s Organic peanut butter and Newman’s Own peanut butter cookies were also among the hundreds of products recalled as a result of the outbreak.
From the article:
Sunland, Inc., the New Mexico-based peanut butter producer involved in a multistate Salmonella outbreak and massive product recall in 2012, has resumed operations after a half-year suspension, and aims to have peanut butter back on stores shelves next month, company executives told the Associated Press Thursday. ...