STATEMENT BY THE J. M. SMUCKER COMPANY REGARDING JIF®, SMUCKER'S®, ADAMS®, AND LAURA SCUDDER'S® PEANUT BUTTERS

February 16, 2007

The announcement issued yesterday by the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) not to eat certain brands of peanut butter because of concerns relating to Salmonella Tennessee (a bacterium that causes food borne illness) does not include any peanut butter products or brands produced by The J.M. Smucker Company, such as Jif, Smucker's, Adams, and Laura Scudder's brands. The J.M. Smucker Company does not produce the two brands associated with the voluntary recall.