The Recall Desk
Agency classClass IOur severity:SevereFDA (Food)·F-0778-2019·Announced 2018-12-26

Lipari Foods Recalls Inspired Organic Peanut Butter for Listeria

Lipari Foods Operating Company, LLC is recalling Inspired Organic Peanut Butter after product testing returned positive results for Listeria monocytogenes.

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 per the rubric.

Plain-English summary

Lipari Foods Operating Company, LLC is recalling 1,739 cases of Inspired Organic Peanut Butter, 16oz. plastic jars (6 per case). The product is identified by UPC # 863669742588 and Item number 967073. The recall includes all lots and all dates.

The recall was initiated because product testing returned positive test results for Listeria monocytogenes. The affected product was distributed in Florida, Iowa, Illinois, Indiana, Kentucky, Maryland, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, New York, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Tennessee, Wisconsin, West Virginia, and Canada.

Consumers who have purchased this product should stop using it and dispose of it or return it to the place of purchase.

The recalled product

Product
Inspired Organic Peanut Butter 16oz. plastic jar, 6 per case UPC #: 863669742588 refrigerate after opening
Hazard
Affected units
1,739

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 lots All dates Item number 967073

Distribution

Distributed in 15 states:

Part of a larger recall action

This product is one of 4 recalled by Lipari Foods Operating Company, LLC 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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