Trader Joe's Recalls Peanut Butter Over Salmonella Concerns

Trader Joe's corporate officials say they are acting "out of an abundance of caution" by ordering the recall of one type of its house brand peanut butter over salmonella concerns.

"Trader Joe’s Creamy Salted Valencia Peanut Butter" should not be eaten, the California-based specialty grocery chain said.

"We have no confirmed information that suggests this peanut butter is unsafe to eat," the company stated. But the food should not be eaten "pending health-related inquiries."

Trader Joe’s currently has three stores in the metro area: in St. Louis Park, Minnetonka and St. Paul. Another location is slated to open on West 78th Street on Oct. 5.

The Food and Drug Administration posted the company’s voluntary recall on its website, but did not comment on the company’s statement.

The potential salmonella contamination could cause serious and sometimes fatal infections in young children, the elderly or others with compromised immune systems. Healthy persons who get infected with salmonella experience fever, abdominal pain, vomiting and a most unpleasant distress of the lower
intestinal system.

Trader Joe’s is offering refunds for any customers who purchased the peanut butter.

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