Yet another warning today regarding food contamination. The Minnesota Department of Agriculture and the Department of Health have issued an advisory warning after state laboratories detected Salmonella in a jar of King Nut brand creamy peanut butter. This particular peanut butter is distributed throughout the state to long-term care facilities, hospitals, schools, restaurants, delis, universities, cafeterias and bakeries. If you, or anyone you know, lives in the state of Minnesota be aware that investigations are ongoing and it is probably a good idea to avoid foods containing peanut butter if you don’t know what the source of the peanut butter is. Salmonella infections can commonly cause nausea, vomiting, abdominal cramps, fever, and diarrhea, which can be bloody. Read more about salmonella here.
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Dr. Steven Chang, the author of DailyDose, is a staff physician with Kosmix RightHealth. Dr. Chang practices Family Medicine at the University of California Davis Medical Center, where his medical interests include both pediatric and geriatric care, public health, gay and lesbian health, and sleep medicine. Dr. Chang trained at the Stanford University affiliated O'Connor Hospital, and was a research fellow at the National Institute of Health. He holds an M.D. from McGill University and a BA in Public Health from Johns Hopkins University.