The company selling Little Debbie snacks has announced a recall Sunday of peanut butter crackers, and that's because of a potential link to a deadly salmonella outbreak. The government advised consumers to avoid eating cookies, cakes, ice cream and other foods with peanut butter until health officials learn more about the contamination.

The voluntary recall by the Little Debbie snacks company is not the first one, as more and more companies are recalling their peanut butter-based products. For example, South Bend Chocolate said on Sunday it was recalling various candies containing peanut butter from Peanut Corp. of America. In addition, Ralcorp Frozen Bakery Products recalled several brands of peanut butter cookies it sells through Wal-Mart stores.

However, Little Debbie did not receive any complaints about illnesses from people who ate any size peanut butter toasty sandwich crackers or peanut butter cheese sandwich crackers. The recall covers crackers produced on or after July 1.

So far, more than 470 people have gotten sick in 43 states, and at least 90 had to be hospitalized, due to the salmonella outbreak. Furthermore, at least six deaths are being blamed on the outbreak. Salmonella is a bacteria that causes the most common food poisoning in the US, causing diarrhea, cramping and fever.

Another interesting fact shows that the maker of Peter Pan peanut butter said none of its products are associated with the outbreak. Why is that so important? Well, Peter Pan and other peanut butter produced by ConAgra Foods were linked in 2007 to salmonella outbreak that sickened more than 625 people in 47 states.

As for the Food and Drug Administration's (FDA) part, they said on Saturday that most peanut butter sold in jars at supermarkets appears to be safe. Now, health officials are focusing on 30 companies out of a total of 85, that received peanut products from a Georgia plant.