Skippy Creamy Peanut Butter Recalled for Potential Metal Shavings
Hormel Foods is recalling 153 cases of Skippy Creamy 25% Less Fat Reduced Fat Peanut Butter Spread due to potential metal shavings in the jars.
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 3/5 (High).
Real risk of harm even if no illness or injury has been reported yet. Stop using the product and follow the agency's guidance.
Our severity reasoning: The recall involves a risk-of-harm product (metal shavings) where injury has not yet been reported, which aligns with the High severity criteria.
Plain-English summary
Hormel Foods Corporation is recalling 153 cases of Skippy Creamy 25% Less Fat Reduced Fat Peanut Butter Spread, Net Wt. 16.3 OZ (1 lb 0.3 OZ) 462g in plastic jars. The recall is issued because of potential metal shavings found in the jars.
The affected product has the UPC 037600105002 and the code Best IF Used By DEC1416LR1. The recall covers 153 cases, with 12 jars per case. The product was distributed in Alabama, Arkansas, Delaware, Georgia, North Carolina, South Carolina, and Virginia.
Consumers should check their pantries for this specific product and code. If they have the recalled product, they should stop using it and contact Hormel Foods Corporation for further instructions or a refund.
The recalled product
- Product
- Skippy Creamy 25% Less Fat Reduced Fat Peanut Butter Spread Net Wt. 16.3 OZ (1 lb 0.3 OZ) 462g in plastic jars, UPC: 037600105002
- Manufacturer
- Hormel Foods Corporation
- Category
- Food — Peanut Butter
- Hazard
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 (1)
- Best IF Used By DEC1416LR1
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