The Recall Desk
Agency classClass IOur severity:CriticalFDA (Food)·F-0597-2013·Announced 2012-11-14

PureFit Peanut Butter Bars Recalled for Possible Salmonella Contamination

PureFit Inc. is recalling Peanut Butter Crunch Bars because the peanut butter supplied by Sunland Inc. 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.

Plain-English summary

PureFit Inc. is voluntarily recalling PureFit Peanut Butter Crunch Bars, size 2 oz (56.7g) and boxes of 15 bars, due to the possibility of Salmonella contamination. The recall involves specific UPC codes 812787001008 and 812787002005. The affected products were distributed nationwide in the US and internationally in Australia, Canada, Norway, New Zealand, Ireland, and the United Kingdom.

The recall is necessary because the peanut butter used in the bars was supplied by Sunland Inc., which is currently recalling its products due to potential Salmonella contamination. The source text does not specify the number of affected units, specific lot codes, or the number of reported illnesses.

Consumers who have purchased these products should stop consuming them and dispose of them or return them to the place of purchase. The FDA classifies this as a Class I recall, indicating a reasonable probability that the use of or exposure to the violative product will cause serious adverse health consequences or death.

The recalled product

Product
PureFit Peanut Butter Bars, size 2 oz (56.7g) and box of 15 bars in 1 box/carton. UPC 812787001008, 812787002005
Manufacturer
PureFit Inc
Affected units
128,160

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)

  • 01MAR13 and 12JUL13

Distribution

Distributed nationwide across the United States.

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