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CriticalFDA (Food)·F-0556-2013·Announced 2012-11-07

Smith Dairy Peanut Butter Ice Cream Recalled for Peanut Butter Source

Smith Dairy Products is recalling peanut butter ice cream because the peanut butter crunch candies used in the product were made with peanut butter from Sunland, Inc.

What this means for you

Highest-severity recall. Risk of serious injury or death is documented or strongly suspected. Stop using the product now and follow the agency's instructions.

Our severity reasoning: The FDA has classified this recall as Class I, which is the most serious classification indicating a reasonable probability that the use of, or exposure to, the violative product will cause serious adverse health consequences or death.

Plain-English summary

Smith Dairy Products Company is voluntarily recalling specific lots of Peanut Butter Ice Cream in 1.75 quart, half-gallon, and 3-gallon containers. The recall was initiated after the company's supplier, Pecan Deluxe, notified Smith Dairy that the peanut butter crunch candies used in the ice cream were made using peanut butter supplied by Sunland, Inc.

The affected products are sold under the names Smith's Peanut Butter Crunch Ice Cream, Acme Peanut Butter Twist Ice Cream, and SD Peanut Butter Crunch Ice Cream. The recall covers 4,368 1.75-quart containers, 90,804 half-gallon containers, and 2,309 3-gallon tubs. The product was distributed to Indiana, Michigan, Ohio, and West Virginia.

Consumers should check their freezers for the specific lot numbers and UPC codes listed in the official recall notice and stop consuming the product if it matches the recalled items. The FDA has classified this as a Class I recall, which is the most serious type of recall.

The recalled product

Product
Peanut Butter Ice Cream (1.75 Qt & Half Gallon) Peanut butter ice cream with a peanut butter ribbon and a delightful crunch candy Artificial flavor added MFD. BY SMITH DAIRY PRODUCTS COMPANY, ORRVILLE, OHIO 44667 1-800-778-7078. Sold under the following names: SMITH'S Peanut But

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 (20)

  • SMITHS Peanut Butter Crunch Ice Cream (1.75 Qt) UPC 70424 08139
  • Lot #153-12 SMITHS Peanut Butter Crunch Ice Cream (Half Gal) UPC 70424 08139
  • Lot #s: 233-10
  • 282-10
  • 296-10
  • 012-11
  • 048-11
  • 095-11
  • 143-11
  • 215-11
  • 241-11
  • 283-11
  • 332-11
  • 017-12
  • 053-12
  • 077-12
  • 101-12 & 124-12. Acme Peanut Butter Twist Ice Cream (Half Gal) UPC 29313 46110
  • Lot #s: 146-10
  • 190-10
  • 309-10

Distribution

Distributed in 4 states:

Part of a larger recall action

This product is one of 2 recalled by Smith Dairy Products Co 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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