Better check that peanut butter

[JonInMiddleGA]

Yeah, I know, it's all over the news & you knew about it already. But this was the first time I can ever remember actually having some food product that was being recalled. I happened to remember there was a small jar of Peter Pan in the cupboard, sure enough, the code matched the recall. Just never had that happen to me before.

http://apnews.myway.com/article/20070216/D8NAIFKO0.html

[sabotai]

Same here. My peanut butter matched the code as well.

[rjolley]

Yep, one here too.

[B & B]

I actually havent heard of anyone NOT having the #2111 PB

[bulletsponge]

*munch munch* i dont see whats wrong with it, tastes fine to AGGGAGAGAHH

[DaddyTorgo]

fortunately we eat skippy

thanks though Jon

[Schmidty]

Choosy mothers choose JIF.

[JonInMiddleGA]

fortunately we eat skippy
thanks though Jon

Well, that's the odd thing about this for me: I either buy Jif or Skippy probably 90% of the time ... except for a small jar of PP Light I bought a few months ago.

Happily, it had barely been touched since I had bought a jumbo jar of one of our regular brands since then (explaining why the recalled jar was in the back of the cupboard).

[Izulde]

fortunately we eat skippy

thanks though Jon

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[rjolley]

Hmmm, just checked the almost finished jar of Peter Pan in the cabinet...same code.

And wouldn't they all have that code, since there's only one plant?

[stevew]

No free coupons after you throw it away? That sucks.

[wade moore]

Choosy mothers choose JIF.

w0rd.

[Ksyrup]

No free coupons after you throw it away? That sucks.

You can return the product for a refund. How much cost/hassle is involved in that, I don't know, but my wife wasn't interested. We had a jar, too, and in fact, my wife had just finished a sandwich when I called to tell her to check it. But we were 75% through the jar, so if there was anything in there, we probably would have been sickened by it before yesterday.

Our 7 year old is getting a sore throat and became convinced it was the peanut butter when she found out we had to throw it away because it could make us "sick." :)

[Ksyrup]

Dola

Another "side story" that's interesting out of this is the whole brand name vs. generic thing. If this isn't proof that there's no reason to spend more for brand name over generic, I don't know what is. There's only one plant making this stuff, and it's both Peter Pan and Wal Mart brands. Same stuff. And yet we'll all likely go back to buying Peter Pan for X cents more a jar rather than saving money on the Great Value brand.

[wade moore]

Dola

Another "side story" that's interesting out of this is the whole brand name vs. generic thing. If this isn't proof that there's no reason to spend more for brand name over generic, I don't know what is. There's only one plant making this stuff, and it's both Peter Pan and Wal Mart brands. Same stuff. And yet we'll all likely go back to buying Peter Pan for X cents more a jar rather than saving money on the Great Value brand.

There's no difference between Peter Pan and Wal-Mart. But, that's different than what say JIF tastes like. If anyone that knows a generic brand that uses the same recipe as JIF, sign me up!

[Ksyrup]

I grew up on JIF, but my wife is a Peter Pan person. That's one of those battles I have chosen to avoid.

[wade moore]

I grew up on JIF, but my wife is a Peter Pan person. That's one of those battles I have chosen to avoid.

We have to have jar of Chunky and a jar of Creamy, but it's all JIF baby!

[Ksyrup]

I know we've recently had this thread, but there is no issue about chunky peanut butter in our house. We've got both - one's called Peter Pan creamy, the other is called dry roasted peanuts.

[wade moore]

I know we've recently had this thread, but there is no issue about chunky peanut butter in our house. We've got both - one's called Peter Pan creamy, the other is called dry roasted peanuts.

I don't remember that discussion. Never done it that way, but I see your point.

[miked]

We had it too. There's an address you can send your lid to in order to request a refund. It didn't say whether you had to send in your receipt. We just bought one of the large sizes 2 weeks ago...bah!

Of course, the wifey eats that crap. I prefer Skippy Extra Chunky.

[Ksyrup]

I don't remember that discussion. Never done it that way, but I see your point.

There was a poll/thread about creamy/chunky. If I want chunky, I'll just eat peanuts. Peanut butter should be exactly what it is - smooth.

[wade moore]

There was a poll/thread about creamy/chunky. If I want chunky, I'll just eat peanuts. Peanut butter should be exactly what it is - smooth.

Oh that's what you mean, yeah, I'm with you.

[lordscarlet]

I'm all over the generic brands.

[MJ4H]

a freakin men KSYRUP

[JeeberD]

I'm all over the generic brands.

Same here. I remember a teacher telling us in like fifth grade that generic brands are usually made by name companies, just labeled differently. And I'm all about saving money...

[cuervo72]

I'm all about saving money too. My wife has this thing about name brands though that I've not broken her of yet.

(pretty sure we have JIF)

[EagleFan]

Was about to make the obligatory Peter Pan joke until I realized that Skippy doesn't sound much better.

Don't use that brand but thanks for the info.

[King of New York]

Was about to make the obligatory Peter Pan joke until I realized that Skippy doesn't sound much better.

I'd never thought about that before, but you're right.

There's probably a big market out there for a brand of peanut butter with a testosterone-fueled name--one that real he-men would prefer to buy and eat.

Maybe the company that makes Brawny paper towels should get into the peanut butter business?

[Ksyrup]

NAILS Peanut Butter

Good enough for a woman, but made for a MAN!

[Wolfpack]

Well, there's no issue at our house. Our oldest daughter has a mild peanut allergy so we don't have any peanut butter anymore. (Kills my wife as she loves her PB+J)

[Butter]

NAILS Peanut Butter

Good enough for a woman, but made for a MAN!


Try our new super-chunky... peanuts with the shells ON!

[Mateo]

Better check that peanut butter

That's what she said...

[JeeberD]

That's what Groundhog said...

Fixed

[Easy Mac]

So, is it no longer peanut butter jelly time (http://home.comcast.net/%7Eetrata/flash/banana.swf)

[B & B]

So, did anyone on the forum eat the 'contaminated' peanut butter, or know someone who did and got sick?

[CU Tiger]

We had no less than three jars gone when the reecall was made.
Wife saves jars for some reason, and no sick...

BTW how long will this last, there was no PB of any brandd at the market today...

[JonInMiddleGA]

BTW how long will this last, there was no PB of any brandd at the market today...

Sounds like a store problem unrelated to the recall. Our Kroger's in particular are still pushing the hell out of their storebrand PB weeks later, with no less than two end cap displays in different parts of the store as well as increased shelf space.

[Mateo]

Generic brand is just ghetto. One shouldn't fuck around with peanut butter. JIF or nothing. Skate or Die!

[CU Tiger]

Sounds like a store problem unrelated to the recall. Our Kroger's in particular are still pushing the hell out of their storebrand PB weeks later, with no less than two end cap displays in different parts of the store as well as increased shelf space.

Not sure.
There is only one "grocery store" within a 25 minute drive and its a "Super"Wal-Mart. SO for our bi-weekly groceries its wally world with a monthly trip elsewhere for meat.

Since the recall there has been very little PB on the shelf. 2 weeks ago it was only reese's (and only tiny travel size jars, wife bought 8) and this week it was none. This has been compounded by my 6 year old deciding recently that any lunch that doesnt contain PB is inedible.

I solved the problem by going to a real grocery store this AM near work and getting a few jars, But I wonder how long until PP returns...

I may need to google that info...

[gstelmack]

But I wonder how long until PP returns...

Going to be a while. A week or two ago they found the salmonella strain in the plant itself.

Lowe's store-brand PB was sort of okay, and the "Simply" JIF my wife accidentally bought (the one with 1/3 less sugar and less sodium) tastes like cardboard. I miss PP, although we'll keep checking (and give real JIF a try).

[JasonC23]

This thread is much more entertaining if you substitute Shorty for Skippy.

[Raiders Army]

There should've been some type of spoiler warning on this thread.