The Recall Desk
Agency classClass IOur severity:CriticalFDA (Food)·F-0431-2013·Announced 2012-10-31

Sunland Recalls Cadia Peanut Butter Due to Salmonella Contamination Risk

Sunland, Inc. is voluntarily recalling Cadia All Natural Unsalted Crunchy Peanut Butter 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 source text explicitly identifies the agency classification as Class I, which mandates a severity score of 5 according to the rubric.

Plain-English summary

Sunland, Inc. is conducting a voluntary limited recall of its Cadia All Natural Unsalted Crunchy Peanut Butter, 18 oz jars. The recall covers products with Best-If-Used-By dates between March 1, 2011, and September 24, 2013. The company identified that these products may be contaminated with Salmonella.

The affected product was distributed nationally in all 50 U.S. states and internationally in Hong Kong. The recall is part of a broader action involving Sunland's almond, peanut, and cashew butter products, as well as tahini and roasted blanched peanut products manufactured between May 1, 2010, and September 24, 2012.

Consumers who have purchased the recalled Cadia peanut butter should stop using it and dispose of it or return it to the place of purchase. The FDA classifies this as a Class I recall, indicating a reasonable probability that the use of or exposure to the violative product will cause serious adverse health consequences or death.

The recalled product

Product
Cadia All Natural Unsalted Crunchy Peanut Butter, 18 0z, UPC 815369011174.

Is your product affected?

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Lot numbers (3)

  • Best-If-Used-By Dates between March 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.

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