Justin's Peanut Butter Recalled Over Potential Salmonella Contamination
Justin's Nut Butter is voluntarily recalling specific lots of peanut butter products due to potential Salmonella contamination linked to a supplier recall.
What this means for you
Highest-severity recall. Risk of serious injury or death is documented or strongly suspected. Stop using the product now and follow the agency's instructions.
Our severity reasoning: The source metadata explicitly identifies the agency classification as Class I, which mandates a severity score of 5 according to the rubric.
Plain-English summary
Justin's Nut Butter has initiated a voluntary recall of certain lots and sizes of Justin's Classic Peanut Butter, Organic Peanut Butter, and Natural Honey Peanut Butter. This action is taken in response to Sunland, Inc. voluntarily recalling their nut butter products. The recalled items have the potential to be contaminated with Salmonella.
The recall includes Natural Classic Peanut Butter 16 oz (UPC 855188003004) and 1.15 oz Squeeze Packs (UPC 855188003011). The affected units have Best By Dates ranging from 08/23/12 to 09/28/2012. A total of 12,401 units are involved in this recall.
Justin's products were distributed nationwide and in Canada through distributors and supermarket chains. They were also available for direct purchase from the firm's website through their online partner, Eye Level Solutions, and through Amazon. Distributors were located in Arizona, California, Colorado, Delaware, Florida, Georgia, Illinois, Indiana, Massachusetts, Nevada, Oregon, Pennsylvania, Tennessee, Texas, and Washington.
Consumers should check their pantries for these specific products and UPCs. If they possess the recalled items, they should stop using them and follow the instructions provided by the recalling firm or the FDA regarding disposal or return.
The recalled product
- Product
- Natural Classic Peanut Butter 16 oz UPC 855188003004, 1.15 oz Squeeze Packs UPC 855188003011.
- Manufacturer
- Justin's Nut Butter
- Category
- Food — Peanut Butter
- Hazard
- Affected units
- 12,401
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 By Dates from 08/23/12 to 09/28/2012.
Distribution
Part of a larger recall action
This product is one of 8 recalled by Justin's Nut Butter 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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