VOLUNTARY CLASS II RECALL ANNOUNCED FOR A LIMITED NUMBER OF JARS OF SKIPPY® REDUCED FAT CREAMY PEANUT BUTTER SPREAD, SKIPPY® REDUCED FAT CHUNKY PEANUT BUTTER SPREAD AND SKIPPY® CREAMY PEANUT BUTTER BLENDED WITH PLANT PROTEIN.
Skippy Foods, LLC is voluntarily recalling 9,353 cases (161,692 pounds) of specific SKIPPY® peanut butter products due to the potential presence of stainless steel fragments. The affected products are Reduced Fat Creamy and Chunky Peanut Butter spreads along with Creamy Peanut Butter Blended With Plant Protein, with specific 'Best If Used By' dates ranging from May 2023. Notably, there have been no consumer complaints related to this recall, and the company is taking precautionary measures to ensure consumer safety.
- No consumer complaints reported regarding the recall.
- Proactive recall action to ensure consumer safety.
- Recall involves a significant quantity of 161,692 pounds.
- Potential safety risk due to stainless steel fragments.
A limited number of jars may contain a small fragment of stainless steel from a piece of manufacturing equipment
No Reports of Consumer Concerns and no other Skippy Foods Products are Involved with the Voluntary Recall
LITTLE ROCK, Ark., March 30, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Skippy Foods, LLC is voluntarily recalling 9,353 cases, or 161,692 total pounds, of a limited number of code dates of SKIPPY® Reduced Fat Creamy Peanut Butter Spread, SKIPPY® Reduced Fat Chunky Peanut Butter Spread and SKIPPY® Creamy Peanut Butter Blended With Plant Protein due to the possibility that a limited number of jars may contain a small fragment of stainless steel from a piece of manufacturing equipment. The code date is located on top of the lid. A photo of the products and "Best If Used By" dates appear below. There have been no consumer complaints associated with this recall to date, and all retailers that received the affected product have been properly notified.
Skippy Foods, LLC, out of an abundance of caution and with an emphasis on the quality of its products, is issuing the recall to ensure that consumers are made aware of the issue. The manufacturing facility's internal detection systems identified the concern.
Products subject to this recall action:
Product | Recalled Code Date |
SKIPPY® Reduced Fat Creamy Peanut Butter, 40oz | Best if Used By MAY0423 |
SKIPPY® Reduced Fat Creamy Peanut Butter - Club, 2/40oz | Best if Used By MAY0523 |
SKIPPY® Reduced Fat Chunky Peanut Butter, 16.3oz | Best if Used By MAY0623 |
SKIPPY® Creamy Peanut Butter Blended With Plant Protein, 14oz | Best if Used By MAY1023 |
No other sizes, varieties, or other packaging configurations of SKIPPY® brand peanut butter or peanut butter spreads are included in this recall.
If a consumer has this product, they should return it to their retailer for an exchange or call Skippy Foods Consumer Engagement at 1-866-475-4779 or visit the website at www.peanutbutter.com for instructions and information. The Consumer Engagement team is available Monday – Friday, 8 am to 4 pm Central Time.
This recall is being conducted with the knowledge of the U.S. Food and Drug Administration.
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