I bought some almond butter, which was shortly thereafter recalled. So I did a little digging. It turns out that people aren't getting sick from salmonella, this article says, but because the nuts are being treated with PPO, a fuel additive.
Coincidentally, PPO was "banned by both the National Hot Rod and American Motorcycle Racing Associations, where it had been used as a fuel before being deemed too dangerous.”
Gross.
http://wholenewmom.com/reaching-out/almonds-health-salmonella-food-pasteurizatio/
