The Recall Desk
Agency classClass IOur severity:SevereFDA (Food)·F-0612-2013·Announced 2012-11-14

The Nut Shop Recalls Roasted Peanuts Due to Sunland Peanut Recall

The Nut Shop is recalling Roasted Peanuts because they were manufactured using peanuts recalled by Sunland. The product was distributed in Alabama and Mississippi.

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

Williams and Company Inc dba The Nut Shop is recalling The Nut Shop (brand) Roasted Peanuts, 3.0 oz MIN Wt. The recall is being conducted because the product was manufactured using peanuts that were previously recalled by Sunland.

Approximately 3,000 units of the affected product were distributed in Alabama and Mississippi. The product is not coded, and the recall includes all product on the shelf as of October 18, 2012.

Consumers who have purchased this product should stop using it and return it to the place of purchase for a refund or dispose of it. The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has classified this as a Class I recall.

The recalled product

Product
The Nut Shop (brand) Roasted Peanuts, 3.0 oz MIN Wt.
Affected units
3,000

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 (2)

  • The product is not coded. All product on the shelf as of October 18
  • 2012

Distribution

Distributed in 2 states:

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