President Obama has added his voice to the backlash against sloppy manufacturing practices and lax FDA oversight in the wake of the ongoing salmonella outbreak tied to contaminated peanut products.
As of Thursday, 575 cases of infection were reported across 43 states.
“I think that the FDA has not been able to catch some of these things as quickly as I expect,” he told Matt Lauer in an interview that aired Monday on The Today Show. “And so we’re going to be doing a complete review of FDA operations.
“At bare minimum, we should be able to count on our government keeping our kids safe when they eat peanut butter. That’s what [younger daughter] Sasha eats for lunch probably three times a week. And, you know, I don’t want to have to worry about whether she’s going to get sick as a consequence to having her lunch.”
Obama will appoint a new FDA commissioner in the near future.
New Recalls (Natural and Organic Products)
- Whole Foods Market peanut products
- Boston Cookies vegan cookies and brownies
- Archer Farms organic and regular nutrition/granola bars
- Safeway peanuts and peanut butter (organic and regular)
- Country Life Natural Foods candies
- Odwalla bars
- Natural Organics/Nature’s Plus nutrition bars
- Nature’s Original Snack Mixes
Note: This is an update, not a comprehensive list. Please continue to check the FDA’s searchable list of recalled products.
From Our Blog (Chronological Coverage)
- Salmonella Outbreak Hits 42 States
- Is Peanut Butter to Blame for the Salmonella Outbreak?
- FDA Urges Consumers to Avoid Peanut Butter
- Organic Company Voluntarily Recalls Products in Wake of Salmonella Scare
- Second Organic Company Recalls Product Containing Peanut Butter
- More Food Recalls Announced
- Health Valley Recalls Some Organic Granola Bars; Salmonella Source Positively Confirmed
- Lawsuit Filed in Salmonella Outbreak
- Lawsuit Filed in Salmonella Outbreak
- HHS Updates Peanut Butter Warnings
- FDA Considers Criminal Case Against Peanut Company; More Natural/Organic Products Added to Recall List
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