I might not have survived elementary school in a world without peanut butter and jelly. Seriously, it was my lunch du jour for at least five years running. While Isabella, thankfully, eats a more varied diet, it's still disconcerting to hear the development in this peanut butter recall. According to the Centers for Disease Control, more than 800 products are involved.
I thought a simple enough answer would be to make my own. Alas, I was wrong. During a conference call this week, the CDC confirmed that whole peanuts are also cause for concern. The best way to know if what's in your pantry is safe is to a) check the list of products recalled at the CDC's website and b) even if it's not on the list, ask your grocer if they know the manufacturing source —the Blakely facility of the Peanut Butter Corporation of America is at the heart of the investigation.
For more information, check out these resources from the CDC:
http://pbrecallblog.hhs.gov
http://www.cdc.gov/nczved/blog
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