Ritz Peanut Butter recalled due to potential Salmonella contamination
Walnut Creek Chocolate Co Inc is recalling Ritz Peanut Butter due to potential Salmonella contamination. The recall affects 682 units distributed across 29 states.
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: This is a FDA Class I recall, the agency's highest-level food safety classification. Per the severity rubric, FDA Class I recalls are classified as Critical.
Plain-English summary
Walnut Creek Chocolate Co Inc is recalling Ritz Peanut Butter due to potential Salmonella contamination. The recall affects 682 units distributed across 29 states.
The product was distributed in Alabama, Arizona, California, Colorado, Connecticut, Florida, Georgia, Iowa, Illinois, Indiana, Louisiana, Massachusetts, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, North Carolina, North Dakota, New Mexico, Nevada, New York, Ohio, Oklahoma, Pennsylvania, South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas, Virginia, Wisconsin, and West Virginia. The affected product has code CRIT01 and lot codes 1316, 1320, 1336, 1342, 1347, 1350, 1355, 1356, 2012, 2032, 2053, 2075, 2097, 2098, 2103, 2118, and 2124.
Consumers who have purchased this product should verify the product code and lot code. If they possess any recalled product, they should not consume it and should return it to the point of purchase.
The recalled product
- Product
- Ritz Peanut Butter
- Manufacturer
- Walnut Creek Chocolate Co Inc
- Category
- Food — Peanut Butter
- Hazard
- Affected units
- 682
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 (17)
- Product Code: CRIT01 Lot Codes: 1316
- 1320
- 1336
- 1342
- 1347
- 1350
- 1355
- 1356
- 2012
- 2032
- 2053
- 2075
- 2097
- 2098
- 2103
- 2118
- 2124
Distribution
Part of a larger recall action
This product is one of 15 recalled by Walnut Creek Chocolate Co Inc 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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