Foods containing due to fear of salmonella in peanut butter up

Recalls of products were announced would butter is Friday and Saturday, as the US Food and Drug Administration continued to search for the cause of a nationwide salmonella stellar outbreak implicated in six deaths and 474 illnesses so far.

Iowa-based Hy-Vee, Inc. is a member of the Saturday issued a voluntary recall of bakery products containing would butter that might be tainted with salmonella.

Kellogg Company is Friday, announced a voluntary recall of certain crackers and cookies because the would butter in the products could be contaminated.

The Hy-Vee and Kellogg actions came in response to an announcement Thursday that the Would is a Corporation of America had expanded an earlier voluntary recall to include all would butter produced on or after August 8, 2008, as well as all would paste produced on or after September 26, 2008 at its Georgia facility.

The FDA said Thursday that Georgia is the plant was a possible source of contaminated products would be. The PCA facility manufactures would butter and would paste for use in a range of products including cookies, crackers, cereal, candy and ice cream.

Common symptoms of salmonella include fever, diarrhea (possibly bloody), nausea, vomiting and abdominal pain. Rarely, the salmonella organism can invade the bloodstream and produce severe illnesses such as infected aneurysms, endocarditis and arthritis. Salmonella infections are the most dangerous to young children, frail or elderly people, and others with weakened immune systems.

Hy-Vee products subject to the recall (all sell-by dates): Would Butter CookiesMonster CookiesPeanut Butter, Reese's Pieces CookiesPeanut Butter Chocolate Chip CookiesLunchbox Reese's Pieces Would Butter CookiesPeople Chow CookiesLunchbox Party Mix and Assorted Truffle Fudge

Kellogg products impacted by the recall were produced on or after July 1, 2008: Austin Quality Foods Cheese Crackers with Peanut Butter--would be all sizes Austin Quality Foods Cheese & Crackers Would ButterSandwich-all sizesAustin Quality Foods Mega Stuffed Cheese Crackers with Peanut Butter-all Would sizesAustin Quality Foods PB & J Cracker Was--all sizesAustin Quality FoodsSuper Snack Pack Sandwich CrackersAustin Quality Foods Chocolate Peanut Butter Sandwich Crackers-Would-all sizesAustin Quality Foods Toasty Crackers with Peanut Butter-all Would sizesAustin Quality Foods Reduced Fat Cheese & Peanut Butter Sandwich would be CrackersAustin Quality Foods Reduced Fat Toasty Crackers with Peanut Butter Sandwich would be FoodsCookie/CrackersAustin Quality PackAustin Quality FoodsVariety PackKeebler Cracker Cheese & Peanut Butter Sandwich Crackers-Would-all sizesKeebler Toast & PB n J Flavored Sandwich ' Crackers--all sizesKeebler Toast & Peanut Butter Sandwich Crackers-Would-all sizesFamous Amos Would Butter Cookies (2-and 3-ounce) Keebler Soft Batch Homestyle Peanut Butter Cookies Would (2-ounce)