The Recall Desk
HighFDA (Food)·F-0995-2022·Announced 2022-04-20

Skippy Reduced Fat Peanut Butter recalled for potential steel contamination

Skippy Reduced Fat Creamy Peanut Butter (40 oz) is being recalled due to potential steel contamination. No illnesses have been reported.

What this means for you

Real risk of harm even if no illness or injury has been reported yet. Stop using the product and follow the agency's guidance.

Our severity reasoning: Potential steel contamination in food poses a risk of injury (cuts, dental damage, choking). No illnesses or injuries have been reported. Per the severity rubric, a risk-of-harm product without reported injury scores 3 (High).

Plain-English summary

Skippy Foods, LLC is recalling SKIPPY Reduced Fat Creamy Peanut Butter in 40 oz (1.13 kg) clear plastic jars with blue labels, UPC 037600105200. The product may contain small steel contaminants.

Approximately 9,353 cases have been distributed to consumers in CA, CT, DE, FL, HI, IL, IN, KS, MA, ME, MN, MO, NC, NE, NH, NJ, NY, OK, OR, PA, and WI. No illnesses or injuries have been reported.

Consumers who have this product should not eat it. The product should be discarded or returned to the place of purchase. The affected product bears Best if Used By dates of MAY0423 and MAY0523.

The recalled product

Product
SKIPPY Reduced Fat Creamy Peanut Butter NET WT 40 oz (2 LB 8 OZ) 1.13 kg UPC 037600105200 packaged in clear plastic jar with blue label.; SKIPPY Reduced Fat Creamy Peanut Butter NET WT 40 oz. (2 LB 8 OZ) 1.13 kg UPC 037600105200 packaged in clear plastic jar with blue label and
Manufacturer
Skippy Foods, LLC.
Hazard
  • foreign-object
  • metal-contamination

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 (2)

  • Best if Used By MAY0423
  • Best if Used By MAY0523

Distribution

Distributed in 21 states:

  • CA
  • CT
  • DE
  • FL
  • HI
  • IL
  • IN
  • KS
  • MA
  • ME
  • MN
  • MO
  • NC
  • NE
  • NH
  • NJ
  • NY
  • OK
  • OR
  • PA
  • WI