Preliminary investigations suggest that peanutbutter and peanutpaste manufactured by Peanut Corp. to be used in products like cookies, crackers and ice cream is the probable source of illness.
In February, Kroger was among retailers that recalled peanut products tied to the Peanut Corporation of America, a Virginia-based company accused by the FDA of knowingly selling peanutbutter and peanutpaste that was contaminated with salmonella.
To the day she died, my beloved mother refused to buy peanutbutter, or groundnut paste as we prefer to call it, to use in preparing the delicious groundnut soup that is such a regular on Ghanaian menus.