2012 Multistate Outbreak of Salmonella Bredeney Infections Linked to Sunland, Inc. Nut Butters

On September 22, 2012 the CDC announced a multistate outbreak of Samonella serotype Bredeney (Cluster Code 1208MLJBX-1) linked to Trader Joe's Valencia Creamy Salted Peanut Butter. Collaborative efforts by local, state and federal public health and regulatory officials traced the product to Sunland, Inc. a Portales, New Mexico company. Sunland issued a recall of multiple nut butters and products made with nut butters. When the outbreak was declared over, a total of 42 people infected with the outbreak strain of Salmonella Bredeney had been reported by 20 states. Among persons for whom information was available, illness onset dates ranged from June 14, 2012 to September 21, 2012. Ill persons ranged in age from less than 1 year to 79 years, with a median age of 7 years. Sixty-one percent of ill persons were children less than 10 years old. Among 36 persons with available information, 10(28%) patients had been hospitalized. No deaths were reported. The FDA confirmed that environmental samples collected at the Sunland facility had an DNA fingerprint that was indistinguishable to the DNA fingerprint found in outbreak associated patients.

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group+b, salmonellosis, salmonella, bredeney, peanut+butter, valencia+creamy+salted+peanut+butter, sunland, 1208mljbx-1, peanut

Overview

Outbreak began:	June 2012
Affected country:	US
Pathogen:	Salmonella Bredeney
Vehicle(s):	Nut butter
Location(s):	Private Home, Retail
Brand name(s):	Trader Joe's Valencia Creamy Salted Peanut Butter, Archer Farms,, Harry & David, Joseph's,, Natural Value,, Naturally More,, Open Nature, Peanut Power,, Serious Food,, Sprouts Farmers Market,, Sunland,, fresh & easy,, heinen's,
Molecular test results:	yes

Health impact

Total ill:	42
Number hospitalized:	10

Sources & documents

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Outbreak documents	MA_Dept._of_Public_Health_Consumer_Alert_About_TJoes_Peanut_Butter _Sept_._21 _2012_ PA_Dept._of_Health_Consumer_Alert_About_TJoes_Peanut_Butter _Sept_._21 _2012_ RI_Dept._of_Health_alerts_about_TJoes_Peanut_butter_ Sunland_Inc._Expanded_Recall_Notice _Sept_._24 _2012_ 2012_Multistate_Outbreak_of_Salmonella_Bredeney _CDC _Sept._25 _2012_ Salmonella_Bredeney_Linked_to_Peanut_Butter _CDC_Update Salmonella_Bredeney_and_Peanut_Butter _CDC_Update_Oct._15 _2012_ Salmonella_Bredeney_Linked_to_Peanut_Butter _Final_Update _11-30-2012 2012_Salmonella_Bredeney _MA_DPH_report 2012 Multistate Outbreak of Salmonella Bredeney Infections Linked to Peanut Butter MDH Summary