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Jarred peanut butter sales were down last month, most likely due to the massive salmonella outbreak. While most of the products on the FDA's list have been processed products with peanut butter added, there are straight jarred peanut butters on the recall list now.

Many parents are shying away from the PB&J lunch standby for their kids, fearing that we are only at the tip of the iceberg, according to a recent AP article. According to Michal Ann Strahilevitz, a professor at Golden Gate University, this is evidence that consumers have grown less trusting of government. Barry Glassner, a sociology professor at the University of California, says that unnecessarily avoiding peanut butter could teach children to be afraid of food.

Straight peanut butter is still on the menu in our household, although I have switched to a major brand for now, figuring that if there is a recall, I'll be more likely to hear about it quickly. Peanut-containing processed products, definitely off the menu for now. Except for Reese's Peanut Butter Cups, which are safe according to Hershey's.