Skippy Reduced Fat Creamy and Super Chunk Peanut Butter Spreads are being recalled in 16 states because they may be contaminated with Salmonella.
Skippy’s manufacturer, Unilever United States Inc., announced the recall Friday, saying it is being conducted in cooperation with the U.S. Food and Drug Administration. Unilever said the recall was initiated as the result of the company’s own routine sampling, which revealed that the finished products might contain the bacteria.
No illnesses to date have been reported related to the recall, the release says. No other Skippy products are affected by the recall.
The affected reduced fat peanut butter was distributed to retail outlets in Arkansas, Connecticut, Delaware, Illinois, Iowa, Maine, Minnesota, Missouri, Nebraska, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, North Dakota, Pennsylvania, Virginia and Wisconsin.
The recalled peanut butter, packaged in 16.3 oz plastic jars, has the following identification marks:
UPCs (located on the side of the jar’s label below the bar code) are 048001006812 and 048001006782.
Best-if-used-by dates (stamped on the lid of the jar) are: MAY1612LR1, MAY1712LR1, MAY1812LR1, MAY1912LR1, MAY2012LR1 and MAY2112LR1.
Customers who purchased Skippy Reduced Fat Peanut Butter Spread with the affected UPCs and best-if-used-by-dates are urged to discard it immediately and call the company for a replacement coupon.
Contact the company at 1-800-453-3432, in operation 24 hours a day, for information on the recall. In addition, a consumer services representative will be available Monday through Friday from 8:30 a.m. to 6 p.m. EST.
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I had some peanut butter recently and had fever followed by diarrhea and cramps for 8 days. Then I heard of this recall… dang: I threw out the jar and can’t find receipt.
Three people in my household were ill with nausea and vomiting recently after eating Skippy creamy peanut butter – UPC: 4800127068. Best if used by date: Aug 09, 2012.
One member of my household ate peanut butter from the same jar the very next day; not suspecting the peanut butter was the cause for illness the day before. It was. Once again, nausea and vomiting occurred within an hour after ingesting the peanut butter.
I visited this site to see if there has been a recent recall, or any other incidents reported on this board.