Please see below information and the link to the FDA for more information.
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Justin’s Announces a Voluntary Limited Recall of Certain Lots of Classic Peanut Butter 16oz Jars and Honey Peanut Butter 1.15oz and .5oz Squeeze Packs Due to Possible Health Risk
09/28/2012 09:58 AM EDT
Justin’s today announced a voluntary recall of certain lots of its Classic Peanut Butter 16oz jars and Honey Peanut Butter 1.15oz and .5oz single-serve squeeze packs (see associated Best By dates below). This voluntary recall is in response to Sunland Inc. voluntarily recalling nut butter products. For more information on the Sunland recall, please see the U.S. Food and Drug Administration’s website (www.fda.gov) or read Sunland’s official statement at: http://www.sunlandinc.com/788/html/pdfs/SunlandRecall.pdf.
UPDATED
Sunland, Inc. Announces an Expansion of its Voluntarily Limited Recall of
Almond Butter and Peanut Butter To Add Cashew Butter, Tahini and
Roasted Blanched Peanut Products
Due to Possible Health Risk
CONTACT: Ms. Katalin Coburn, VP for Media Relations at (805) 796-3368.
UPDATED For Immediate Release-Portales, NM (September 24, 2012) – Sunland,
Inc. today announced a voluntary recall of its Almond Butter and Peanut Butter, which it has
now expanded to include its Cashew Butter, Tahini and Roasted Blanched Peanut Products. This
recall is limited to products manufactured between May 1, 2012 and September 24, 2012. These
products may be contaminated with Salmonella, 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 fever, diarrhea
(which may be bloody), nausea, vomiting and abdominal pain. In rare circumstances, infection
with Salmonella can result in the organism getting into the bloodstream and producing more
severe illnesses such as arterial infections (i.e., infected aneurysms), endocarditis and arthritis.
The voluntary recall was initiated after learning that between June 11, 2012 and September 2,
2012, twenty-nine people reported Salmonella Bredeney PFGE matching illnesses in
approximately 18 states, including Washington, California, Arizona, Texas, Louisiana, Missouri,
Illinois, Minnesota, Michigan, Pennsylvania, Massachusetts, New York, Rhode Island, North
Carolina, Virginia, Connecticut, New Jersey and Maryland, according to a report issued on
September 22, 2012 by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).
"There is nothing more important to us than the health and safety of our customers, particularly
the many families who enjoy our peanut butter everyday. While FDA, CDC, and State Health
Agencies investigate to confirm the cause of illnesses reported, as a precautionary step, we have
decided to voluntarily recall our Almond Peanut and Cashew Butters, Tahini and Roasted
Blanched Peanut products manufactured between May 1, 2012 and September 24, 2012. If you
purchased these products, do not eat them. Please return the product to your supermarket for a
full refund or dispose of it."
Statement of Jimmie Shearer, President and CEO of Sunland, Inc.
The recall is being conducted in cooperation with the U.S. Food and Drug Administration
(FDA). No other Sunland products are affected by this recall.
The products were distributed nationally to numerous large supermarket chains and were
available for purchase on the internet.2
Updated
The specifics of the affected products are as follows: The UPC is located on the side of the
jar’s label below the bar code.
UPC Type of product Jar Size
8523902334 Archer Farms Creamy Almond Butter 16 oz
8523902333 Archer Farms Peanut Butter with Flax Seeds 16 oz
3377610090 Earth Balance Natural Almond Butter and Flaxseed 16 oz
051379022518 fresh & easy Crunchy Almond Butter 16 oz
20003357 fresh & easy Organic Creamy Peanut Butter with Sea
Salt
16 oz
20003364 fresh & easy Creamy Peanut Butter 18 oz
20003388 fresh & easy Organic Crunchy Peanut Butter with Sea
Salt
16 oz
051379026431 fresh & easy Creamy Peanut Butter 40 oz
20003395 fresh & easy Creamy Almond Butter 16 oz
20003357 fresh & easy Organic Creamy Peanut Butter with Sea
Salt
16 oz
20003371 fresh & easy Crunchy Peanut Butter 18 oz
2060140048 heinen's All Natural Peanut Butter, Creamy 16 oz
2060140047 heinen's All Natural Peanut Butter, Crunchy 16 oz
2060140046 heinen's Organic Peanut Butter, Creamy 16 oz
2060140045 heinen's Organic Peanut Butter, Crunchy 16 oz
3307915073 Joseph's Salt-Free No Sugar Added New Crunchy
Valencia Peanut Butter
18 oz
3307915072 Joseph's Salt-Free No Sugar Added New Creamy
Valencia Peanut Butter
18 oz
910053 Natural Value Creamy Peanut Butter/Salt 15 lb
910060 Natural Value Crunchy Peanut Butter/Salt 15 lb
5859500020 Naturally More Organic Peanut Butter 16 oz
5859500019 Naturally More Almond Butter 16 oz
5859500033 Naturally More Peanut Butter Crunchy 16 oz
5859500055 Naturally More Peanut Butter, Gluten Free Vegan 26 oz
5859500050 Naturally More Peanut Butter, Gluten Free Vegan 16 oz
7989311202 Open Nature Crunchy Peanut Butter 16 oz
7989311201 Open Nature Old Fashioned Creamy Peanut Butter 16 oz
5855200003 Peanut Power Butter, Original Formula 16 oz
5855200007 Peanut Power Butter, Original Formula 4 lb
4792100442 Serious Food, Silly Prices Almond Butter Creamy 12 oz
4792100439 Serious Food, Silly Prices Organic No-Stir Peanut
Butter, Crunchy
16 oz
4792100438 Serious Food, Silly Prices Organic No-Stir Peanut
Butter, Creamy
16 oz
4792100436 Serious Food, Silly Prices Organic Peanut Butter,
Creamy
16 oz3
Updated
UPC Type of product Jar Size
4792100435 Serious Food, Silly Prices, No-Stir Peanut Butter,
Crunchy
16 oz
4792100434 Serious Food, Silly Prices, No-Stir Peanut Butter,
Creamy
16 oz
4792100432 Serious Food, Silly Prices, Peanut Butter, Creamy 16 oz
8506000004 Snaclite Power PB 16 oz
7487500334 Sprouts Farmers Market Creamy Peanut Butter, No
Salt
16 oz
7487500335 Sprouts Farmers Market Crunchy Peanut Butter, No
Salt
16 oz
7487500336 Sprout's Creamy Peanut Butter 16 oz
7487500337 Sprout's Crunchy Peanut Butter 16 oz
7487500433 Sprout's Creamy Almond Butter 16 oz
7487500434 Sprout's Crunchy Almond Butter 16 oz
7487500431 Sprout's Creamy Peanut Butter 16 oz
4868787906 Sunland Natural Peanut Butter Crunchy Valencia No
Stir
16 oz
4868786906 Sunland Natural Peanut Butter Creamy Valencia No
Stir
16 oz
4868722906 Sunland Natural Peanut Butter Creamy Salt Free
Valencia
16 oz
4868709915 Sunland Creamy Peanut Butter with Sea Salt 40 oz
4868726910 Sunland Creamy Peanut Butter 12 oz
062725 Sunland Dark Roast Creamy Peanut Butter 40 lb
4868730725 Sunland Organic Creamy Peanut Butter 40 lb
029725 Sunland Pecan Deluxe Creamy Peanut Butter 40 lb
028725 Sunland Pecan Deluxe Crunchy Peanut Butter 40 lb
26570 Sunland Creamy Dark Roast Peanut Butter 500 lb
4868726909 Sunland Creamy Peanut Butter 18 oz
4868767909 Sunland Natural Creamy Peanut Butter 18 oz
4868785920 Sunland Valencia Peanut Sauce 36 oz
22725 Sunland Creamy Peanut Butter 40 lb
22704 Sunland Creamy Peanut Butter 5 lb
4868722715 Sunland Organic Creamy Peanut Butter 40 lb
4868721722 Sunland Crunchy Peanut Butter 15 lb
48687009704 Sunland Natural Creamy Peanut Butter 5 lb
4868790301 Sunland Creamy Natural Stabilizer Peanut Butter 50 lbs
87725 Sunland Crunchy Natural Stabilized Peanut Butter 40 lb
4868786724 Sunland Creamy Peanut Butter 35 lb
4868786704 Sunland Creamy No Stir Peanut Butter 5 lb
4868784301 Sunland Extra Stabilized Organic Creamy Peanut
Butter
50 lb
21705 Sunland Crunchy Peanut Butter 40 lb
25704 Crunchy Sugar Butter 5 lb4
Updated
UPC Type of product Jar Size
26704 Creamy Sugar Butter 5 lb
072704 Sunland Almond Butter 5 lb
003050 Dogsbutter RUC with Flax PB 16 oz
4868772906 Sunland Natural Almond Butter, Creamy Roasted
Almond
16 oz
00989275 Trader Joe's Valencia Peanut Butter with Roasted
Flaxseeds, Crunchy and Salted
16 oz
00971119 Trader Joe's Valencia Creamy Salted Peanut Butter
with Sea Salt
16 oz
00940795 Trader Joe's Almond Butter with Roasted Flaxseeds,
Crunchy & Salted
16 oz
Updated to include the following products:
UPC Type of product Jar Size
8523902336 Archer Farms Almond, Peanut & Cashew Butter 16 oz
8523920335 Archer Farms Creamy Cashew Butter 16 oz
051379022525 fresh & easy Creamy Cashew Butter 16 oz
003248 Fresh & Easy Creamy Peanut Butter Cups 72/2 oz
051379041625 fresh & easy goodness valencia Creamy Peanut Butter 12/8 1.1 oz cups in a
carton
8099473873 Harry & David Crunchy Almond and Peanut Butter 12 oz
8099473871 Harry & David Creamy Banana Peanut Spread 12 oz
8099473872 Harry & David Creamy Raspberry Peanut Spread 12 oz
