PETALING JAYA: The "Jif" brand peanut butter has been withdrawn from shelves due to salmonella bacteria contamination. The Health Ministry said it had received a notification on the popular brand from the International Food Safety Authorities Networks. He said the batch numbers had been distributed to several countries including Malaysia, Canada, Thailand, Honduras, Spain, Japan, South Korea, Taiwan and Singapore. "A check by the Health Ministry on the data of the Malaysia Food Safety Information System confirmed that Jif peanut butter stocks from the numbered batches were imported into the country. Dr Noor Hisham also said sellers must immediately stop the sale of the product with the said batch numbers while consumers who have bought the product have been urged not to consume it.
