Agency classClass IOur severity:Severe FDA (Food)·F-0919-2019·Announced 2019-02-20

Oskri Organic Peanut Espresso Cacao Butter Recalled for Listeria Risk

Oskri Corp. is recalling Organic Peanut Espresso Cacao Butter due to potential Listeria monocytogenes contamination. The recall was expanded to include all Oskri manufactured butters.

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 classified this recall as Class I — 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. On that classification alone this is scored Severe; a score of Critical is reserved for recalls where a death or serious injury was reported. The agency gives the reason as: "Sunflower and Tahini Butter has the potential to be contaminated with Listeria monocytogenes. EXPANDED1/21/2019 Recall was expanded to include all Oskri manufactured butters due to potential Listeria monocytogenes contamination."

Plain-English summary

Oskri Corp. is recalling Organic Peanut Espresso Cacao Butter packaged in pouches with UPC 66016-40162. The product is subject to recall due to the potential for contamination with Listeria monocytogenes. The recall was expanded on January 21, 2019, to include all Oskri manufactured butters for the same reason.

The affected lot numbers are 002-090, 092-184, 186-245, 247-325, 328-356, and 360-364, with Best By dates of June 20, 2020, and earlier. A total of 249,234 units were distributed to the states of Arizona, California, Connecticut, Georgia, Idaho, Indiana, Michigan, New Hampshire, Oregon, South Carolina, and Texas. The expanded distribution includes Florida, Illinois, Massachusetts, New Jersey, New York, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, Virginia, and Wisconsin.

Consumers should check their pantries for this product and dispose of it or return it to the place of purchase. Listeria monocytogenes is a high-risk pathogen that can cause serious illness, particularly in vulnerable populations.

The recalled product

Product: Organic Peanut Espresso Cacao Butter, packaged in pouches UPC 66016-40162. Oskri, 528 E. Tyranena Park Rd, Lake Mills, WI 53551.
Manufacturer: Oskri Corp.
Category: Food — Butter / Spread
Hazard: listeria
Affected units: 249,234

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 (6)

Lot numbers: 002-090
092-184
186-245
247-325
328-356
360-364. with Best By dates of 6/20 (June 2020) and earlier.

Distribution

Distributed in 21 states:

Part of a larger recall action

This product is one of 20 recalled by Oskri Corp. 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 20 products in this recall →

Same manufacturer · Oskri Corp.

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