To the Editor:

Re: “Univ. Pulls Peanut Products Off Shelves,” News, Feb. 18

I think it behooves us to recognize that Salmonellosis and Salmonella (as written about in the article “Univ. Pulls Peanut Products Off Shelves”) is named after Daniel Elmer Salmon, the first Doctor of Veterinary Medicine, 1876, in the United States. The degree was awarded from Cornell University’s College of Veterinary Medicine, the first in the country.

Stanley Scharf

Prof. Dan Brown ’81 knows peanut butter, and he knows nutrition. “It’s tasty, and [people] like to eat it,” he explained. “I mean, who doesn’t like peanut butter?”

Brown’s research revolutionized the production of a peanut-based treatment for malnutrition in Haiti. His research improves many aspects of agriculture and nutrition, aiding people around the world.

Brown, an expert of toxicology, nutrition and animal science, studied the negative impact of toxic compounds that harm both animals and humans. Most recently, he studied aflatoxins — poisonous substances produced by mold found in common foods like peanut butter.