Parkers Farm Peanut Butter Recalled for Listeria Contamination Risk
Parkers Farm Inc. is recalling specific sizes of Crunchy Peanut Butter due to potential Listeria monocytogenes 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 agency classification is FDA Class I, which mandates a severity score of 5 according to the rubric.
Plain-English summary
Parkers Farm Inc. is voluntarily recalling specific varieties of Crunchy Peanut Butter due to the potential for contamination with Listeria monocytogenes. The affected products include 16 oz tubs (12 tubs per box, code 55104) and 34 oz tubs (6 tubs per box, code 55304). The recall covers 369,840 total cases distributed nationwide within the United States.
The recall is precautionary, as the source text indicates the products have the potential to be contaminated with Listeria monocytogenes, a high-risk pathogen. The agency has classified this as a Class I recall. The affected peanut butter has a sell-by date before March 20, 2015.
Consumers who have purchased these specific products should check their sell-by dates and product codes. If the products match the description, consumers should stop using them and follow instructions from the recalling firm or the FDA regarding disposal or return.
The recalled product
- Product
- Peanut Butter sold under the following sizes, brands, and textures: 1. 16 oz tubs with snap on lid (12 tubs in box) Parkers Farm CRUNCHY (55104), 2. 34 oz. tubs with snap on lid (6 tubs in box) Parkers Farm CRUNCHY (55304)
- Manufacturer
- Parkers Farm Inc
- Category
- Food — Peanut Butter
- Hazard
- Affected units
- 369,840
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 (1)
- Sell by Date before 3/20/2015
Distribution
Distributed nationwide across the United States.
Part of a larger recall action
This product is one of 40 recalled by Parkers Farm 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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