Torn and Glasser Recalls Salted Peanuts and Peanut Butter for Salmonella Risk
Torn and Glasser is voluntarily recalling salted in-shell peanuts and one lot of organic peanut butter due to potential Salmonella contamination from Sunland, Inc. ingredients.
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 source text explicitly identifies the agency classification as Class I, which mandates a severity score of 5 according to the rubric.
Plain-English summary
Torn and Glasser, Inc. of Los Angeles, California, is voluntarily recalling salted in-shell peanuts packaged after November 9, 2011, and one lot of organic peanut butter packaged on January 13, 2012. The recall is being conducted because the products contain peanuts and peanut butter received from Sunland, Inc., which have the potential to be contaminated with Salmonella.
The affected products include various labels and pack sizes of salted in-shell peanuts, such as Gless Ranch, Sun Harvest, Sprouts, and Torn and Glasser retail and bulk items. The specific lot numbers and best-by dates for these items are detailed in the official recall notice. The recall covers approximately 9,803 units distributed to the states of California, Arizona, Nevada, Texas, Colorado, Idaho, Missouri, New Jersey, New Mexico, Oklahoma, and Utah. No international consignees are listed.
Consumers who have purchased these products should check their pantries for the specific lot numbers and dates listed in the recall notice. If they possess the affected items, they should stop using them and contact the company for a refund or further instructions. 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
- Salted in-shell Peanuts under the following. Salted in Shell PeanutsGless Ranch Label, Item Number 450-175, Pack Size 24/12 oz bags, UPC Code 72488980310. Salted in Shell PeanutsSun Harvest Label, Item Number 450-248, Pack Size 24/16 oz bags, UPC Code 646670306785.…
- Manufacturer
- Torn & Glasser Inc.
- Category
- Food — Nuts and Butters
- Hazard
- Affected units
- 9,803
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)
- Salted in Shell Peanuts Gless Ranch Label. Lots: 0112
- 0522
- 05/09/12
- 08/13/12
- 07/08/12
- 09/09/12
- 10/22/12
- 11/18/12
- 11/26/12
- 12/12/12
- 02/05/13
- 03/24/13
- 35025
- 35567
- 35786
- 36356
- 36845
- 37501
- 38241
- 0322
Distribution
Part of a larger recall action
This product is one of 2 recalled by Torn & Glasser 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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