Southern Belle Peanut Brittle Recalled Due to Sunland Peanut Contamination
Southern Belle, Inc. is recalling peanut brittle manufactured with peanuts from Sunland. The recall is due to the use of recalled peanuts.
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 FDA classified this recall as Class I. Per the rubric, an FDA Class I recall must be scored at least 4 (Severe), as it indicates a reasonable probability of serious adverse health consequences.
Plain-English summary
Southern Belle, Inc. is recalling 41 units of 2 lb plastic bags of peanut brittle. The product was distributed in Tennessee. The recall is being conducted because the peanut brittle was manufactured using peanuts that were previously recalled by Sunland.
The affected product includes all date codes between 09/30/2012 and 10/04/2012. The FDA has classified this recall as Class I, which indicates a reasonable probability that the use of, or exposure to, the violative product will cause serious adverse health consequences or death.
Consumers who have purchased this product should stop using it and contact the manufacturer for further instructions or a refund.
The recalled product
- Product
- Peanut brittle, 2 lbs packaged in plastic bags (bulk product)
- Manufacturer
- Southern Belle, Inc.
- Category
- Food — Confectionery
- Hazard
- Affected units
- 41
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)
- all date codes between 09/30/2012 - 10/04/2012
Distribution
Distributed in 1 state:
Part of a larger recall action
This product is one of 2 recalled by Southern Belle, 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.
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