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The FDA reported that the recall of J.M. Smucker’s peanut butter due to Salmonella had prompted Fresh Del Monte to recall fresh-cut fruit and vegetable products containing ready-to-eat JifÒ peanut butter dip due to Salmonella contamination. Fresh Del Monte recalled the following products, which were sold to retailers nationwide: Del Monte Apples with Peanut Butter (5 ounce) Peanut Butter Snack Pack (4.25 ounce), Apples and Peanut Butter (6 ounce, and 5.5 ounce), and Sandwich with Peanut Butter Cup. The recall of fresh-cut fruits and vegetables are packaged in clear plastic containers with a tamper-evident seal and identified with a Del Monte “Best If Used By” (DM BIUB) date on, or before, May 30, 2022. @ https://www.fda.gov/safety/recalls-market-withdrawals-safety-alerts/supplier-jm-smucker-cos-jif-recall-prompts-fresh-del-monte-voluntarily-recall-select-ready-eat

The FDA reported that Mary’s Harvest Fresh Foods Inc (Portland, Oregon) recalled  perishable Celery Peanut Butter Cup G&G and Apple Peanut Butter Cup G&G containing the Jif Creamy Peanut Butter To Go 1.5oz. cups due to a potential Salmonella contamination. The recalled products have 9-days shelf life and were distributed in Oregon and Washington to retailers and supermarkets from 02/19/2022 through 05/23/2022. Mary’s Harvest Fresh Foods, Inc. initiated this recall because it contains the Jif Creamy Peanut Butter To Go 1.5 oz. cup that is recalled by JM Smucker Co. @ https://www.fda.gov/safety/recalls-market-withdrawals-safety-alerts/marys-harvest-fresh-foods-inc-issues-voluntary-recall-celery-peanut-butter-cup-gg-and-apple-peanut#:~:text=Fresh%20Foods%2C%20Inc.-,Issues%20Voluntary%20Recall%20of%20Celery%20Peanut%20Butter%20Cup%20G%26G%20and,the%20product%20or%20the%20company

The FDA reported Garden Cut, LLC (Indianapolis, Indiana) recalled Garden Cut products containing 0.750z Jif Peanut Butter Cup due to supplier notification of possible Salmonella contamination. Garden Cut has ceased producing and distributing 0.750z Jif Peanut Butter Cups products. The product was distributed to seven states (Kentucky, Illinois, Indiana, Michigan, Ohio, West Virginia, and Wisconsin). The recalled products are Sweet Apple Wedges with Peanut Butter, Tart Apple Wedges with Peanut Butter, and Celery Bites with Peanut Butter. @ https://www.fda.gov/safety/recalls-market-withdrawals-safety-alerts/garden-cut-llc-recalls-snack-cups-containing-jifr-peanut-butter-due-potential-salmonella

After the FDA closing the Michigan Abbott plant, a shortage of infant formula was created. The FDA provided an update on steps that will lead to millions of cans of additional infant and specialty formula being available to US consumers. The FDA, exercising enforcement discretion for importing certain infant formula, allows Kendal Nutricare currently has over 40,000 cans in stock, for immediate sending to the US as quickly as possible. A new process in which the FDA would not object to importing certain infant formula products intended for a foreign market or distribution in the US of products manufactured here for export to foreign countries. The FDA remains in further discussions with manufacturers and suppliers regarding additional supplies. The FDA is announcing that it is not objecting to releasing about 300,000 cans of EleCare amino acid-based infant formula previously produced at Abbott Nutrition’s Sturgis, Michigan, facility. The FDA also announced that EleCare will be the first formula produced at the Sturgis facility when it restarts production. The FDA also monitors online marketplaces for fraudulent products and works with major online retailers to remove violative and harmful products offered for sale on their sites. @ https://www.fda.gov/news-events/press-announcements/fda-flexibilities-yield-millions-cans-additional-infant-formula-coming-months-increase-supply?utm_medium=email&utm_source=govdelivery