Level 5 Alert

Level 5 Alert

On US Peanut Butter

Imposed

At All Malaysian

Entry Points

Malaysian Health Minister

Datuk Liow Tiong Lai

Says Salmonella-linked Deaths

In US

Has Prompted

Hold And Test Health Checks

To Ensure

Safe Consumption

US Center

For Disease 

Control And Prevention

Has Traced

Outbreak Of

Typhimurium Strain

Of Salmonella enterica

Due To Unsanitary Conditions

At Peanut Corporation

Of America

In Blakely,Georgia

Outbreak

Has Spread

To 43 States

And Canada

Killing Eight Victims

And Infecting

500 More Sufferers

The Tainted Peanut Butter

Has Been Shipped

12 Times

Over Two Years

Victims

Can Fall Ill

With Diarrhea

Fever And Abdominal Cramps

Within 12 to 72 Hours

After Consumption

Salmonella

Is Carried

In Animal Faeces

And Contaminates

Food When Workers

Do Not Observe

Simple Hygiene

Like Washing Hands

After Going

To The Toilet

Deputy Director

Robert Tauxe

Of CDC's Division

Of Food-borne

Bacterial And Mycotic Diseases

Clarifies

Illness Can Last

4-7 Days

Infants

Elderly People

And Those

With Low Immune Systems

Can Succumb And Die

If Not Treated

Promptly With

Antibiotics

In Malaysia,

The Famous Amos Chip

Cookie Corp Outlets

At Kuala Lumpur City Center

Sungei Wang and KL International Airport

Have Recalled Tainted Dough

Sources: Washington Post, New York Times, Malaysia's Star