Food recall

Hormel Foods Corporation recall: SKIPPY Super Chunk Peanut Butter 16.3oz UPC

Hormel Foods Corporation, of Austin, MN, recalled SKIPPY Super Chunk Peanut Butter 16.3oz UPC. The FDA's reason: “Aflatoxin level slightly above actionable limit.” The FDA classified it Class II: it could cause temporary or minor harm. The company began the recall voluntarily on September 28, 2020, and the FDA first listed it in its Enforcement Report of October 14, 2020. The FDA has closed the recall: it found the company did all it reasonably could to remove or correct the product.

How serious

Class II

It could cause temporary or minor harm

Why

Other germs or toxins (botulism, hepatitis A, mold...)

Status

Terminated

Closed December 2, 2020

The recall

Company
Hormel Foods Corporation (Austin, MN)
Reason, in FDA's words
“Aflatoxin level slightly above actionable limit”
Where it was sold
AL, AR, CA, CO, CT, DE, FL, GA, IA, ID, IL, IN, KS, KY, MA, MD, ME, MI, MN, MO, NC, NH, NJ, NY, OH, OR, PA, RI, SC, TN, UT, VA, VT, WA, WI
Recall began
, by the company
FDA classified it
First in an FDA Enforcement Report
FDA event number
86514

The product recalled

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

  • F-0030-2021 Class II

    SKIPPY Super Chunk Peanut Butter 16.3oz UPC: 00037600110723 packaged in non-flexible plastic container

    Codes: Lot # BEST IF USED BY SEP2921 LR3

    Quantity: 15,352 cases = 184,224 jars

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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 14, 2020.

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.