The Recall Desk
Agency classClass IOur severity:CriticalFDA (Food)·F-0551-2013·Announced 2012-11-07

Sunland Recalls Peanuts and Nut Butters for Salmonella Contamination

Sunland, Inc. is voluntarily recalling specific peanut and nut butter products due to potential Salmonella contamination.

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.

Plain-English summary

Sunland, Inc. is conducting a voluntary limited recall of its Almond, Peanut, and Cashew Butter products, Tahini, and Roasted Blanched Peanut Products. The recall also includes Raw and Roasted Shelled and In-Shell Peanuts. These items were manufactured between May 1, 2010, and September 24, 2012.

The recall is being issued because the products may be contaminated with Salmonella. The firm extended its recall to include the raw and roasted peanuts on October 12, 2012.

Consumers should check their pantries for these specific products and stop using them if they match the description and manufacturing dates provided.

The recalled product

Product
Treasured Harvest Valencia Peanuts, 50 lb item 212.

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)

  • Identified with Best By Dates October 12
  • 2012 through April 12
  • 2013.

Distribution

Distributed nationwide across the United States.

Part of a larger recall action

This product is one of 32 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 32 products in this recall →

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