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All three newscasts assigned a correspondent to cover the giant food processing factory in Georgia run by the Peanut Corporation of America. It produces vats of peanut products used as ingredients by the food industry and for catering in institutions such as schools, nursing homes and hospitals. Some of the vats were contaminated with salmonella and so 125 separate products have been recalled that use processed peanuts: cookies, candies, crackers, cereals, ice creams, even pet food.
ABC's Lisa Stark was reassuring: "Store bought peanut butter is believed to be safe." NBC's Robert Bazell, too, avoided alarm: "The Girl Scouts of America posted a statement on their Website saying their well-known cookies are not affected." CBS' Priya David sent mixed messages. At first she repeated the advice that peanut butter "in regular jars appears safe" and then she contradicted herself: "For now consumers are advised to stay away from eating anything that contains peanuts." Good grief!
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