Massive Peanut Butter Recall

According to the Associated Press,

"The voluntary recall (of Little Debbie products) came one day after the government advised consumers to avoid eating cookies, cakes, ice cream and other foods with peanut butter until health officials learn more about the contamination."

Ummm, welcome to my world, everyone! This recent outbreak has killed 6 people already and sickened hundreds more, and I doubt the salmonella will be selective to just PB products. I wonder if foods that were cross contaminated with the contaminated peanut products are at risk as well...hmmm. I wonder if they're holding off on recalling foods that don't necessarily have peanut butter in them, but have been processed/exposed to the deadly peanut product because that would mean nearly every single snack, cereal, and cookie item produced by most major food manufacturers. I guess this is my silver lining, huh, God? Well, I'll take it and pray for those who don't live peanut free. What a scary thing?! And a fair eye-opener that the FDA's been having issues managing food related poisoning because the recall from Little Debbie was, as always, voluntary and a day behind the government's food avoidance recommendation. Why do they keep saying "voluntary recall"? The FDA doesn't mandate recalls. I hope parents that normally don't pay too much attention to the news will do so with this nationally life-threatening peanut poisoning. If Barack Obama's worried about creating sustainable, long-term jobs that don't involve manual labor, he could add much needed headcount within the USDA, FDA, and consumer product safety commission to help Americans avoid these kinds of catastrophes.

I swear, I NEVER thought my baby's peanut-allergy could save her life! What a blessing in disguise!

http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/salmonella_outbreak