Agency classClass IOur severity:Critical FDA (Food)·F-0924-2019·Announced 2019-02-20

Oskri Recalls Almond Butter for Potential Listeria Contamination

Oskri Corp. is recalling specific almond butter products 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 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 explicitly identifies the agency classification as Class I, which mandates a severity score of 5 according to the rubric.

Plain-English summary

Oskri Corp. is recalling specific almond butter products, including Wholesome Pantry Organic Creamy Salted and Unsalted varieties, as well as Oskri-branded creamy and crunchy jars and pouches. The recall was initiated because sunflower and tahini butter has the potential to be contaminated with Listeria monocytogenes. On January 21, 2019, the recall was expanded to include all Oskri-manufactured butters due to this potential contamination.

The affected products include 16 oz. plastic jars and pouches with specific UPC codes and lot numbers ranging from 002-090 to 360-364. These products have Best By dates of June 2020 and earlier. The recall covers approximately 249,234 units distributed across multiple states, including Arizona, California, Connecticut, Georgia, Idaho, Indiana, Michigan, New Hampshire, Oregon, South Carolina, and Texas, with an expanded distribution list including Florida, Illinois, Massachusetts, New Jersey, New York, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, Virginia, and Wisconsin.

Consumers should check their pantries for these specific products and stop using them if they match the listed lot numbers and expiration dates. The FDA classifies this as a Class I recall, indicating a reasonable probability that the use of, or exposure to, the violative product may cause serious adverse health consequences or death.

The recalled product

Product: Almond Butter, packaged under the following brand and sizes: - Wholesome Pantry Organic Creamy Salted 16 oz. Plastic jars UPC 04119006004. - Wholesome Pantry Organic Creamy Unsalted UPC 04119006005. - Oskri branded 16 oz. plastic jars or pouches. Oskri, 528 E. Tyranena…
Manufacturer: Oskri Corp.
Category: Food — Nut Butters
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 →

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