peanut butter scandal

wala munang peanut butter sa market ngayon dito sa davao.. city mayor Duterte recently announced the thorough inspection on the peanut butter products in the market due to "salmonella" thing on the products.... but what is salmonella all about? and how does it affect our health? here are some facts about this bacteria..


Salmonella are closely related to the Escherichia genus and are found worldwide in warm- and cold-blooded animals, in humans, and in nonliving habitats. They cause illnesses in humans and many animals, such as typhoid fever, paratyphoid fever, and the foodborne illness salmonellosis.

Salmonella infections are zoonotic; they can be transmitted by humans to animals and vice versa. Infection via food is also possible. A distinction is made between enteritis salmonella and typhoid/paratyphoid/salmonella, whereby the latter because of a special virulence factor and a capsule protein (virulence antigen) can cause serious illness, such as Salmonella enterica subsp. enterica Serovar Typhi, or Salmonella typhi). Salmonella typhi is adapted to humans and does not occur in animals.


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Salmonella is actually a group of bacteria that can cause diarrheal illness in people. it has been known to cause illness in people for over 100 years.

Contaminated foods usually look and smell normal. Contaminated foods are often of animal origin, such as beef, poultry, milk, or eggs, but all foods, including vegetables may become contaminated. Food may also become contaminated by the unwashed hands of an infected person handling such food. (Source: excerpt from Salmonella: CDC-OC)