The Recall Desk
CriticalFDA (Food)·F-0930-2019·Announced 2019-02-20

Oskri Organic Tahini Butter Recalled for Listeria Risk

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

What this means for you

Highest-severity recall. Risk of serious injury or death is documented or strongly suspected. 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

Oskri Corp. is recalling Organic Tahini Butter packaged in 16 oz. plastic jars or pouches. The recall was initiated because the product 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 lot numbers 002-090, 092-184, 186-245, 247-325, 328-356, and 360-364, with Best By dates of June 2020 and earlier. The recall covers 249,234 units distributed across multiple states, including Arizona, California, Connecticut, Georgia, Idaho, Indiana, Michigan, New Hampshire, Oregon, South Carolina, and Texas, with the expanded recall adding Florida, Illinois, Massachusetts, New Jersey, New York, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, Virginia, and Wisconsin.

Consumers should stop using the recalled products and check their lot numbers and Best By dates against the information provided. 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
Organic Tahini Butter, packaged in 16 oz. plastic jars UPC 66016-31629, or pouches UPC 66016-40163. Oskri, 528 E. Tyranena Park Rd, Lake Mills, WI 53551.
Manufacturer
Oskri Corp.
Hazard
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

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 →