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SevereFDA (Food)·F-0540-2015·Announced 2014-12-03

nSpired Natural Foods Recalls Almond Butter for Salmonella Risk

nSpired Natural Foods is recalling specific lots of MaraNatha and Whole Foods 365 almond butter due to potential Salmonella contamination.

What this means for you

Illness, injury, or structural failure has been reported. Stop using the product immediately and contact the manufacturer for a refund or repair.

Our severity reasoning: The agency classification is FDA Class I, which mandates a severity score of at least 4 according to the rubric.

Plain-English summary

nSpired Natural Foods, a division of the Hain Celestial Group, is voluntarily recalling 7,897 cases of MaraNatha Roasted Crunchy Almond Butter and Whole Foods 365 Crunchy Almond Butter. The recall is being conducted because the products have the potential to be contaminated with Salmonella.

The affected products are 16-ounce jars with specific UPC codes and best-by dates ranging from December 24, 2014, to June 6, 2015. The products were distributed throughout the United States, Canada, the Dominican Republic, Hong Kong, Jordan, Mexico, and the United Arab Emirates. They were also available for purchase online through Harristeeter.com, Quidsi, Walmart.com, Kehe Foods, and Target.com, and were donated to the Oregon Food Bank for further distribution in Oregon and Washington.

Consumers who have purchased these products should check their pantry for the specific UPCs and best-by dates listed in the recall notice. If the products are found, consumers should not consume them and should dispose of them or return them to the place of purchase.

The recalled product

Product
MaraNatha Roasted Crunchy Almond Butter, 16 oz., UPC 51651092012; Whole Foods 365 Crunchy Almond Butter, 16 oz.., UPC 99482406561.
Affected units
7,897

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 Range: 26DEC14 thru 06JUN15 and 24DEC14 thru 26DEC14

Distribution

Distributed in 2 states:

Part of a larger recall action

This product is one of 25 recalled by nSpired Natural Foods, Division of the Hain Celestial Group 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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