An Ohio peanut butter distributor has issued a voluntary recall for two brands of peanut butter after health officials in Minnesota said they had found salmonella bacteria in a tub of peanut butter that is distributed to schools and hospitals. The recall, and the Minnesota report, could be the breakthrough in the search for the source of a salmonella outbreak that has struck in 42 states so far.

Officials from the Minnesota Department of Health and the Minnesota Department of Agriculture issued a product warning Friday after preliminary laboratory testing indicated the presence of salmonella in a container of creamy peanut butter from King Nut, according to published reports.

Late Saturday, King Nut Companies of Solon, Ohio, announced it had issued a recall of all peanut butter distributed under its label and manufactured by Peanut Corporation of America, of Lynchburg, Va. The company also recalled its distribution of Parnell’s Pride peanut butter, which is also made by Peanut Corporation…

King Nut distributes peanut butter through food service accounts and does not sell it directly to consumers, the statement said.

Most reported cases of salmonella occur in children. In the current outbreak, victims have ranged in age from less than 1 year to 103.

Man cannot live on bread alone. He must have peanut butter.