The Bureau of Food and Drug Administration (BFAD) has said in an interview that Ludy's Peanut Butter Sweet and Creamy and Ludy's Peanut Butter Spread was found to have a disease-causing organism.
The BFAD said that Samuya Food Corporation, makers of Ludy's Peanut Butter has failed to observe proper manufacturing practices and has already been suspended by the Department Of Health.
The DOH has also given Samuya Foods 15 days to pull-out their products from the market.
On March 12 , two batches from another Samuya product were found tainted with salmonella.
These included Yummy Sweet and Creamy Peanut Spread 490 grams (Batch 11240810), with expiry date of May 24, 2009; and Yummy Sweet and Creamy Peanut Spread 224 grams (Batch 3040905), with expiry date Sept. 4, 2009.
There are still no official statements from Samuya Foods, although sources said that some of the ingredients came from India.
In a related news, Mayor Rodrigo Duterte has ordered the pullout of all brands of peanut butter in Davao City.
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