Food recall

NEW SEASONS MARKET recall: New Seasons Market Creamy Almond Butter 16oz

NEW SEASONS MARKET, of Portland, OR, recalled New Seasons Market Creamy Almond Butter 16oz. The FDA's reason: “New Seasons Markets is recalling their brand name Almond Butter due to a labeling error. Some of the jars labeled Almond Butter actually contain Peanut Butter.” The FDA classified it Class I: it could cause serious harm or death. The company began the recall voluntarily on September 12, 2016, and the FDA first listed it in its Enforcement Report of October 26, 2016. The FDA has closed the recall: it found the company did all it reasonably could to remove or correct the product.

How serious

Class I

It could cause serious harm or death

Why

Labeling, packaging or manufacturing problems

Status

Terminated

Closed February 23, 2017

The recall

Company
NEW SEASONS MARKET (Portland, OR)
Reason, in FDA's words
“New Seasons Markets is recalling their brand name Almond Butter due to a labeling error. Some of the jars labeled Almond Butter actually contain Peanut Butter.”
Where it was sold
Washington, Oregon and California New Seasons Markets
Recall began
, by the company
FDA classified it
First in an FDA Enforcement Report
FDA event number
75166

The product recalled

As the FDA describes them, with the codes that tell whether a package is part of the recall.

  • F-0209-2017 Class I

    New Seasons Market Creamy Almond Butter 16oz; Label reads in part "***NEW SEASONS WILD FRIENDS FOODS PORTLAND, OR *** IT'S A JAR OF ALMOND BUTTER CREAMY A hint of Jacobsen Sea Salt***" UPC 4060010401;

    Codes: BEST BY 06/16/2017, BEST BY 08/15/2017, and BEST BY 08/30/2017. The 08/15/2017 lot was added to the recall on 9/13/16, after initiation. Press release contained all three lot codes.

    Quantity: 3741 units

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Source and notes

U.S. Food and Drug Administration, Enforcement Reports (openFDA food recall data) (Public domain (U.S. government work); source U.S. Food and Drug Administration, openFDA), data as of October 26, 2016.

Each week the FDA lists the recalls it has classified in its Enforcement Report, often weeks after the company announced the recall, so a month with five weekly reports tends to count more. Each recall counts once, however many products it covers, in the month FDA first listed it. Class I means the food could cause serious harm or death, Class II temporary or minor harm, and Class III is unlikely to harm anyone. Meat, poultry and most egg products are recalled by the U.S. Department of Agriculture, not the FDA, and aren't included. For what to do with a recalled product, see the FDA's recalls page.