The fda peanut butter recall covers multiple single serve peanut butter items and peanut butter and jelly combinations that the FDA says were shipped to forty states, according to agency records. The agency listed the event under Event ID 96817 and assigned a Class II risk level after reviewing the information.
The FDA said the recall arose when pieces of blue plastic were discovered in a production filter, prompting a voluntary recall by Ventura Foods LLC, which owns DYMA Brands. Ventura Foods told Newsweek that it "acted with urgency to remove all potentially impacted product from the marketplace" and that it urged customers, distributors and retailers to stop sale and distribution of recalled items.
The recalled items include single serve peanut butter cups in 0.5 ounce, 0.75 ounce and 1.12 ounce sizes sold under distributor and private labels such as US Foods, DYMA Brands, FLAVOR Fresh, Sysco House Recipe, Katy’s Kitchen and Gordon Food Service. FDA recall entries list 17,115 cases of 0.75 ounce packs, 4,496 cases of 0.5 ounce packs and 516 cases of 1.12 ounce packs, and also list combined totals that exceed twenty two thousand cases across various package sizes.
Distribution Details And Company Response
FDA records show separate entries for Poco Pac twin packs that pair creamy peanut butter with strawberry jam or grape jelly, with 379 cases of one size and 929 cases of another size noted. The recall covers products distributed through multiple foodservice and distribution channels including DYMA Brands, Inc., US Foods, Sysco Corporation, Gordon Food Service and Independent Marketing Alliance.
The agency assigned a Class II classification, which the FDA uses when a product may cause temporary or medically reversible adverse health consequences or when the probability of serious adverse health consequences is remote. WKRC reported that the recalled jars were described as possibly containing "pieces of blue plastic," and that the products were sold in forty states including Ohio and Indiana.
Ventura Foods provided Newsweek with a statement saying its recall action was voluntary and that the company moved quickly to remove potentially impacted items from the marketplace. WKRC noted that the FDA did not include a remedy in its notice, and advised customers not to consume any recalled items and to seek refunds by returning products to the place of purchase.
