JIF Reduced Fat Peanut Butter Recalled for Potential Salmonella Contamination
The JM Smucker Company is recalling JIF Reduced Fat Creamy Peanut Butter in 16-ounce and 40-ounce containers due to potential Salmonella contamination. The recall affects approximately 454,971 cases distributed nationwide.
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: FDA Class I classification mandates critical severity per the rubric. The hazard involves potential Salmonella contamination, a high-risk pathogen, in a product distributed across all 50 states.
Plain-English summary
JIF Reduced Fat Creamy Peanut Butter in 16-ounce and 40-ounce packaging is being recalled due to potential contamination with Salmonella.
The recall involves approximately 454,971 cases distributed across all 50 U.S. states. The affected products can be identified by lot codes 1274425 and 2140425, UPC codes 5150025518 and 5150025499, and Best By dates from October 1, 2023, through May 20, 2024. The recall is being conducted by The JM Smucker Company LLC.
Salmonella is a foodborne pathogen that can cause serious illness.
The recalled product
- Product
- JIF REDUCED FAT CREAMY PEANUT BUTTER packaged in 16oz and 40oz
- Manufacturer
- The JM Smucker Company LLC
- Category
- Food — Peanut Butter
- Hazard
- Affected units
- 454,971
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)
- Lot codes: 1274425 2140425 UPC: 5150025518
- 5150025499 Best By Dates: 10/01/23 - 05/20/24
Distribution
Part of a larger recall action
This product is one of 24 recalled by The JM Smucker 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.
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