The Recall Desk
Agency classClass IOur severity:CriticalFDA (Food)·F-0332-2013·Announced 2012-10-31

Sunland Recalls Organic Peanut Butter for Potential Salmonella Contamination

Sunland, Inc. is recalling Fresh and Easy Organic Creamy Peanut Butter with Sea Salt because the product may be contaminated with Salmonella.

The agency’s classification

FDA (Food): Class I

Class I is a situation in which there is a reasonable probability that the use of or exposure to a violative product will cause serious adverse health consequences or death.

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 5/5 (Critical).

Highest-severity recall. The hazard can cause serious injury or death. Stop using the product now and follow the agency's instructions.

Our severity reasoning: The agency classification is FDA Class I, which mandates a minimum severity score of 5 according to the rubric.

Plain-English summary

Sunland, Inc. is conducting a voluntary limited recall of Fresh and Easy Organic Creamy Peanut Butter with Sea Salt, 16 oz jars. The recall is being conducted because the product may be contaminated with Salmonella.

The affected product is identified by UPC 20003357 and has Best-If-Used-By dates between May 1, 2011 and September 24, 2013. The product was distributed nationally in all 50 U.S. states and in Hong Kong.

Consumers should stop using the recalled product and return it to the place of purchase for a refund or dispose of it.

The recalled product

Product
Fresh and Easy Organic Creamy Peanut Butter with Sea Salt, 16 oz, packed in plastic jars with a plastic screw on lid, UPC 20003357; labeling is green, blue and white with a photo of a peanut, writing on the label is green white and black. Produced for Fresh and Easy…

Is your product affected?

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Lot numbers (3)

  • Best-If-Used-By Dates between May 1
  • 2011 and September 24
  • 2013.

Distribution

Distribution scope not specified by the agency.

Part of a larger recall action

This product is one of 187 recalled by Sunland, Incorporated 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.

See all 187 products in this recall →

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