Hines Nut Co Recalls Salted Jumbo Virginia Peanuts Due to Salmonella Risk
Hines Nut Co is recalling Salted Jumbo Virginia In-Shell Peanuts processed at the Sunland plant due to potential Salmonella contamination.
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 text explicitly states that Salmonella can cause 'serious and sometimes fatal infections,' and the agency classification is Class I, which meets the criteria for a Critical severity score.
Plain-English summary
Hines Nut Company Inc. is recalling its Salted Jumbo Virginia In-Shell Peanuts. The affected products were processed in the Sunland, Inc. Peanut Processing Plant and may be contaminated with Salmonella. The recall involves approximately 57,000 lbs of peanuts distributed nationwide and in Puerto Rico.
The recalled products include Hines brand cello/poly laminated bags in various sizes (8 oz, 10 oz, 12 oz, 16 oz, 24 oz, and 5.5 oz theme bags) and Dollar General Clover Valley 8 oz bags. The best by/expiration dates range from October 12, 2012, through August 27, 2013. Specific lot numbers are listed on the fourth line of the 'Packing Information' section on the package.
Salmonella is an organism that can cause serious and sometimes fatal infections in young children, frail or elderly people, and those with weakened immune systems. Healthy persons infected with Salmonella often experience diarrhea, fever, and stomach cramps. Consumers should check their packages for the specific lot numbers and dates listed in the recall notice and stop consuming the product if it matches the description.
The recalled product
- Product
- The HINES package is a cello/poly laminated bag, predominately blue, with a yellow label stating "SALTED JUMBO VIRGINIA PEANUTS" packed as 8 oz, 10 oz, 12 oz, 16 oz and 24 oz; Hines also packages three "theme" cello/poly laminated bags that are 5.5oz each. The themes for these…
- Manufacturer
- Hines Nut Co
- Category
- Food — Nuts
- Hazard
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 (20)
- The product will have best by/expiration dates on the packaging from October 12
- 2012 through August 27
- located on the fourth line of the "BEST BUY" statement: S03718
- S03699
- S03724
- S03753
- S03765
- S03784
- S03798
- S03806
- S03810
- S03824
- S03826
- S03840
- S03863
- S03886
- S03907
- S03928
- S03933
- S03938
Distribution
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