Jif Peanut Butter Recall Grows Amid Salmonella Outbreak

The list of products affected by a salmonella outbreak connected to a Jif peanut butter plant in Kentucky continued to grow this week.

Ten companies, including big names such as Walmart, Del Monte, Albertsons and Wawa, have recalled products that used the peanut butter as an ingredient or repackaged it.

So far 14 people in 12 states have fallen ill due to the outbreak, two of whom have been hospitalized, according to the U.S. Food and Drug Administration.

Genome sequencing tied the strain of salmonella to a J.M. Smucker Co. facility in Lexington. The company has recalled certain Jif peanut butter products made at the facility.