The Recall Desk
Agency classClass IOur severity:CriticalFDA (Food)·F-0444-2013·Announced 2012-10-31

Sunland Recalls Organic Peanut Butter Due to Salmonella Contamination Risk

Sunland, Inc. is voluntarily recalling Natural Value Organic Creamy Peanut Butter with 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 severity score of 5 according to the rubric, regardless of the lack of reported illnesses in the source text.

Plain-English summary

Sunland, Inc. is conducting a voluntary limited recall of its Natural Value Organic Creamy Peanut Butter with Salt, 15 lb, UPC 910039. The recall covers 220 cases of the product. The agency classifies this recall as Class I.

The recall is being issued because the products may be contaminated with Salmonella. The affected units have Best-If-Used-By Dates between March 1, 2011 and September 24, 2013. The products were distributed nationally in all 50 U.S. states and internationally in Hong Kong under various brand names.

Consumers should stop using the recalled product and check their pantries for the specific UPC and date codes listed. The source text does not provide specific instructions for disposal or return, nor does it report any illnesses or injuries associated with this recall.

The recalled product

Product
Natural Value Organic Creamy Peanut Butter with Salt, 15 lb, UPC 910039.

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)

  • 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.

See all 187 products in this recall →

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