Peanut Butter

Does the World Need Pop-Tarts?

Hemi Weingarten | Posted 11.18.2009 | Green


Hemi Weingarten

To this day, Pop-Tarts account for 80% of the "toaster-pastry" segment. Great, right? I beg to differ. Pop-Tarts are an unfortunate tradition that needs to be stopped. Immediately.

Houston Food Bank Volunteers Make 4,300 Jars of Peanut Butter For The Hungry

Posted 11.28.2009 | Impact


This week, as part of a local community activity to build up the inventory of the Houston Food Bank, local Author Tom McCloud, arranged for employees ...

Promise in the Pipeline: Is it Pay Day for Burks' Patented Peanut Protein?

Robyn O'Brien | Posted 04.25.2009 | Business


Robyn O'Brien

As doctors bring their inventions to market, we should consider the health implications, liabilities and costs associated with exposing our children to yet another novel protein and synthetic substance before the long term health consequences have been evaluated.

Food Banks: Peanut Butter Salmonella Toss Out

AP | SOPHIA TAREEN | Posted 03.20.2009 | Business


CHICAGO — Food banks nationwide are being forced to toss thousands of pounds of food containing peanut products recalled in the salmonella outbr...

Make Your Own Peanut Butter And Rest Easier

planetgreen.discovery.com | Posted 03.15.2009 | Green


I am peanut butter crazy. With no exaggeration, I can eat a jar of peanut butter by the spoonfuls, just like ice cream. If you like peanut butter as m...

Can You Compost Tainted Peanut Butter?

Grist | Posted 03.12.2009 | Green


Treat your tainted peanut products as you would treat unwanted raw chicken bits. If you are fortunate enough to have a recalled product in hand rather...

Peanut Butter Sales Down 25 Percent

New York Times | ANDREW MARTIN and LIZ ROBBINS | Posted 03.09.2009 | Business


Many consumers, apparently disregarding the fine print of the salmonella outbreak and food recall caused by a Georgia peanut plant, are swearing off a...

FEMA Food Given To Storm Victims May Have Salmonella Peanut Butter

cnn.com | Posted 03.08.2009 | Green


Food kits recently distributed as part of a disaster relief effort in Kentucky and Arkansas may contain peanut butter contaminated with salmonella lin...

Rat Found Roasting In Salmonella-Infected Peanut Plant

CBS | Posted 03.06.2009 | Business


(CBS) A former employee of the Georgia peanut plant at the center of a criminal investigation in a nationwide salmonella outbreak says he saw a rat dr...

Kellogg's Recalls Cookies, Bars On Peanut Butter Salmonella Scare

AP | Posted 03.05.2009 | Business


BATTLE CREEK, Mich. — Kellogg Co. said Monday it is recalling some Keebler Cookies and Special K Meal Bars and expand some previous product reca...

Welcome to our ENRON-omy and the Year of the Probe

Robyn O'Brien | Posted 03.23.2009 | Business


Robyn O'Brien

While we read about Blagojevich's hairbrush and the $1,400 trashcan purchased by Merrill Lynch's CEO, the Dow saw "its worst performance ever" posting its worst January in its 113 year history.

I Was a Victim of the Peanut Butter Recall

Scott Dodd | Posted 09.25.2009 | Living


Scott Dodd

I can't say that I was in the dark when I bought my honey-roasted peanut butter last week, but like so many people, I had the impression that someone was looking out for me.

Peanut Recall: Government Launches Criminal Probe

AP | SHARON THEIMER and RICARDO ALONSO-ZALDIVAR | Posted 03.02.2009 | Politics


WASHINGTON — The government has opened a criminal investigation into the Georgia peanut-processing plant at the center of the national salmonell...

Salmonella is a Bad Fairy Tale -- Really Bad!

Nancy Chuda | Posted 03.01.2009 | Living


Nancy Chuda

Salmonella may as well be referred to as "the bad witch of the south," she's in your kids lunchbox and maybe even their brains. Imagine if you will ...

Salmonella Outbreak In Peanut Butter Leads To One Of Nation's Largest Ever Product Recalls

AP | RICARDO ALONSO-ZALDIVAR and GREG BLUESTEIN | Posted 02.28.2009 | Home


WASHINGTON — The salmonella outbreak spawned one of the largest ever product recalls Wednesday by a Georgia peanut plant where federal inspector...

Only Seven States Remain Free From Deadly Salmonella Outbreak Linked To Peanut Butter

ABC News | LAUREN COX | Posted 02.21.2009 | Home


The effects of salmonella contamination of peanut butter may not be quite as pervasive as those of a contaminated water supply, but it's close. ...

Peanut Butter Recall: General Mills, Kroger Pull Peanut Butter Items

AP | EMILY FREDRIX | Posted 02.20.2009 | Business


ATLANTA — Health officials say the number of people sickened in a national salmonella outbreak involving peanut butter has grown to 485 cases. ...

Kellogg Peanut Butter Recall: More Products Recalled

AP | RICARDO ALONSO-ZALDIVAR | Posted 02.17.2009 | Business


WASHINGTON — Federal health authorities on Saturday urged consumers to avoid eating cookies, cakes, ice cream and other foods that contain peanu...

Peanut Butter Probe Expands, Salmonella Contamination Confirmed At Georgia Plant

AP | KATE BRUMBACK and RICARDO ALONSO-ZALDIVAR | Posted 02.16.2009 | Business


WASHINGTON — The latest national food safety investigation took on new urgency Friday as federal officials confirmed salmonella contamination at...

PEANUT BUTTER RECALL: King Nut, Parnell's Pride Pulled Over Salmonella Fears

AP | KANTELE FRANKO | Posted 02.12.2009 | Business


COLUMBUS, Ohio — An Ohio distributor says it has recalled two brands of its peanut butter after an open container tested positive for salmonella...