Sunshine Peanut Company Recalls Peanut Butter Due to Aflatoxin Levels
Sunshine Peanut Company is recalling specific lots of peanut butter because routine USDA sampling found aflatoxin levels exceeding 20 ppb.
The agency’s classification
FDA (Food): Class II
Class II is a situation in which use of or exposure to a violative product may cause temporary or medically reversible adverse health consequences, or where the probability of serious adverse health consequences is remote.
This is the agency’s own classification, taken from its notice. The severity score below is our assessment, not the agency’s. How recall classes work
What this means for you
Our assessment, not the agency’s: severity 4/5 (Severe).
The hazard poses a serious risk of illness, injury, or structural failure. Stop using the product immediately and contact the manufacturer for a refund or repair.
Our severity reasoning: The recall is classified as FDA Class II, and the rubric specifies that FDA Class II recalls with significant health hazards (such as aflatoxin contamination) are rated as Severe.
Plain-English summary
Sunshine Peanut Company initiated a recall of Sunny Boy and Sunshine Peanut Brand Peanut Butter on February 17, 2012. The recall affects products with codes 112012, 112312, 112412, 113112, and 120112.
The recall was initiated after routine sampling by the USDA determined that the products contained aflatoxin levels greater than 20 parts per billion (ppb). The agency classification for this recall is Class II.
Consumers who have purchased these specific lots of peanut butter should stop using the product and contact the manufacturer for further instructions.
The recalled product
- Product
- Product is 2 oz Peanut Butter. 2 oz pouch labeled in part: "PEANUT BUTTER 2 oz. Pouch***Ingredients: Roaster Peanuts, Sugar, Hydrogenated Vegetable Oil, (Rapeseed Cottonseed and/or Soybean Oils), Salt.***Allergen Warning: Contains Peanuts***Sunshine Peanut Company Jacksonville…
- Manufacturer
- Sunshine Peanut Company
- Category
- Food — Peanut Butter
- Hazard
- Affected units
- 406
Is your product affected?
Check your packaging against the codes below. If any of them match, the product is part of this recall.
Lot numbers (3)
- lot code: 112312
- 112412
- 120112.
Distribution
Part of a larger recall action
This product is one of 6 recalled by Sunshine Peanut Company under a single FDA (Food) recall action. The agency files each product separately, so the size of the action is not visible from this page alone.
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