Peanut butter product recall : Salmonella

According to BMBL-EBI research institute:
Salmonella enterica serovar Typhimurium is among the most common Salmonella serovars causing Salmonellosis infections in the US. In humans, Salmonellosis causes diarrhea, fever, and abdominal cramps 12 to 72 hours after infection and may last for up to 7 days. Some cases result in hospitalization. Salmonella is readily transmitted through the faeces of people or animals.

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FDA updates it website about the recent Peanut butter recall, due to the implication in Salmonella cases:

Peanut butter is sold by PCA in bulk containers ranging in size from five (5) to 1,700 pounds. The peanut paste is sold in sizes ranging from 35-pound containers to product sold by the tanker container. Neither of these products is sold directly to consumers.

This means that products containing peanut butter (not pb from the jar) might cause Salmonella, including ZonePerfect, Wegman's Ice Cream, Keebler Crackers, CLIF Bars, Trader Joe's just to name a few brands I was familiar with. But there are a lot of brands on the recall.

Here is a list of products being recalled.