PEANUT BUTTER SCARE ALSO AFFECTING DOG FOODS AND TREATS!

WASHINGTON, Jan. 21 (UPI) -- The U.S. Food and Drug Administration said the nationwide recall of possibly contaminated peanut butter products has expanded to include some dog biscuits.

The FDA said PetSmart Inc. (NASDAQ ETM) of Phoenix, Ariz., is voluntarily recalling seven of its Grreat Choice-brand dog biscuit products that contain peanut paste made by the Peanut Corp. of America. That company is the focus of a FDA investigation into potential salmonella contamination of peanut butter and paste made at its Blakely, Ga., plant.

Just to be on the safe side, please read the ingredient list on your pets foods and treats. Even if a product has not yet been recalled, please withhold any suspect products.

 Here is a link to several other pet foods and treats that contain peanuts, peanut butter and/or peanut butter paste: http://www.calibex.com/peanut-butter-dog-bones/zzcalibex2zB1z0--search-html

While it is not yet know if any of these products contain the tainted peanut products, it is better to be safe than sorry at this point.

The recalled Grreat Choice dog biscuits were sold between Aug. 21 and Jan. 19.

The FDA also announced Nature's Path Organic Foods of Richmond, British Columbia, Canada, is recalling its peanut butter flavor Optimum Energy Bars; Country Maid Inc. of West Bend, Iowa, is voluntarily recalling its 2 pound packages of Classic Breaks Peanut Butter Cookie Dough; Ready Pac Foods, Inc. of Irwindale, Calif., is voluntary recalling certain celery and apple products containing peanut butter; and NutriSystems Inc. of Horsham, Pa., is recalling its NutriSystem-brand peanut butter granola bars.

The recalled cookie dough was distributed nationwide by fundraising groups between Oct. 6 and Jan. 9 The affected energy bars are marked with a "best before" date of "01OCT09A"; the Ready Pac items include expiration dates between Dec. 28 and Feb. 2; and the NutriSystem granola bars include lot codes TC08158A, TC08188A, TC09158A, TC09168A, TC09178A, TC11148A and TC11178A.

The FDA said major brands of peanut butter sold in jars are not affect by the recalls.