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Agency classClass IOur severity:SevereFDA (Food)·F-0561-2013·Announced 2012-11-07

Harry & David Creamy Caramel Peanut Spread Recalled for Salmonella Risk

Harry & David is recalling Creamy Caramel Peanut Spread jars and specific gift baskets 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 4/5 (Severe).

The hazard poses a serious risk of illness, injury, or structural failure. 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 minimum severity score of 4 according to the rubric.

Plain-English summary

Harry and David Operations, Inc. is recalling 5,928 jars of Harry & David Creamy Caramel Peanut Spread, 12 oz. The recall is being conducted because the product received from a supplier has the potential to be contaminated with Salmonella.

The affected peanut spread jars are sold individually and as add-ons for specific gift baskets, including the Harry & David Apple Snack Box and various Wolferman's gift baskets. The recall covers products with Best By Dates ranging from 01MAY11 through 24SEPT13. Affected gift basket lots are identified by codes between 1460M(H or C) and 2682M(H or C) printed on the shipping container.

The product was distributed nationwide and in Canada through the company's online store and retail locations in the U.S. Consumers should check their pantry for these specific products and stop using them if they match the recalled dates and lot codes.

The recalled product

Product
Harry & David Creamy Caramel Peanut Spread, 12 oz. jars, labeled in part: "HARRY & DAVID CREAMY CARAMEL PEANUT SPREAD***NET WT 12 OZ (340g)***INGREDIENTS: ROASTEDPEANUTS, SUGAR, CARAMEL COMPOUND***MADE FOR: HARRY AND DAVID MEDFORD, OR 97501***7 80994 75786 8***" The 12 oz.…

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 (4)

  • with DDD representing the Julian date
  • Y representing the year
  • and letter M
  • H or C representing the production facility

Distribution

Distributed nationwide across the United States.

Part of a larger recall action

This product is one of 4 recalled by Harry and David Operations, Inc. 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 4 products in this recall →

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