Sunland, Inc. today announced a voluntary limited recall of its Almond Butter and Peanut Butter products, manufactured between May 1, 2012 and September 24, 2012, because these products may be contaminated with Salmonella, an organism that can cause serious and sometimes fatal infections in young children, frail or elderly people, and those with weakened immune systems. Healthy persons infected with Salmonella often experience fever, diarrhea (which may be bloody), nausea, vomiting and abdominal pain. In rare circumstances, infection with Salmonella can result in the organism getting into the bloodstream and producing more severe illnesses such as arterial infections (i.e., infected aneurysms), endocarditis and arthritis.
The voluntary recall was initiated after learning that between June 11, 2012 and September 2, 2012, twenty-nine people reported Salmonella Bredeney PFGE matching illnesses in approximately 18 states, including Washington, California, Arizona, Texas, Louisiana, Missouri, Illinois, Minnesota, Michigan, Pennsylvania, Massachusetts, New York, Rhode Island, North Carolina, Virginia, Connecticut, New Jersey and Maryland, according to a report issued on September 22, 2012 by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).
The recall is being conducted in cooperation with the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA).
The products were distributed nationally to numerous large supermarket chains.
The products were distributed nationally to numerous large supermarket chains (thanks to the foodbuglady):
Copps
- Naturally More Almond Butter
- Naturally More Peanut Butter
Mariano’s
- Naturally More Almond Butter
- Naturally More Peanut Butter
Metro Market
- Naturally More Almond Butter
- Naturally More Peanut Butter
Pick’n Save
- Naturally More Almond Butter
- Naturally More Peanut Butter
Publix Supermarkets
- Naturally More Almond Butter (16 oz.; UPC 58595-00019)
- Naturally More Peanut Butter (UPC 58595-00050)
- Naturally More Peanut Butter with Omega 3 (UPC 58595-00020)
Rainbow
- Naturally More Almond Butter
- Naturally More Peanut Butter
Sam’s Club
- Naturally More brand peanut butter
Trader Joe’s
- Trader Joe’s Creamy Salted Valencia Peanut Butter (sku 97111)
- Trader Joe’s Valencia Peanut Butter with Roasted Flaxseeds (sku 98927)
- Trader Joe’s Almond Butter with Roasted Flaxseeds (sku 94079)
Walmart Stores
- Naturally More brand peanut butter
- Naturally More brand almond butter
- Sunland brand peanut butter
The specifics of the affected products are as follows:
| UPC | Type of product | Jar Size |
|---|---|---|
| 8523902334 | Archer Farms Creamy Almond Butter | 16 oz |
| 8523902333 | Archer Farms Peanut Butter with Flax Seeds | 16 oz |
| 3377610090 | Earth Balance Natural Almond Butter and Flaxseed | 16 oz |
| 051379022518 | fresh & easy Crunchy Almond Butter | 16 oz |
| 20003357 | fresh & easy Organic Creamy Peanut Butter with SeaSalt | 16 oz |
| 20003364 | fresh & easy Creamy Peanut Butter | 18 oz |
| 20003388 | fresh & easy Organic Crunchy Peanut Butter with SeaSalt | 16 oz |
| 051379026431 | fresh & easy Creamy Peanut Butter | 40 oz |
| 20003395 | fresh & easy Creamy Almond Butter | 16 oz |
| 20003357 | fresh & easy Organic Creamy Peanut Butter with SeaSalt | 16 oz |
| 20003371 | fresh & easy Crunchy Peanut Butter | 18 oz |
| 2060140048 | heinen’s All Natural Peanut Butter, Creamy | 16 oz |
| 2060140047 | heinen’s All Natural Peanut Butter, Crunchy | 16 oz |
| 2060140046 | heinen’s Organic Peanut Butter, Creamy | 16 oz |
| 2060140045 | heinen’s Organic Peanut Butter, Crunchy | 16 oz |
| 3307915073 | Joseph’s Salt-Free No Sugar Added New CrunchyValencia Peanut Butter | 18 oz |
| 3307915072 | Joseph’s Salt-Free No Sugar Added New CreamyValencia Peanut Butter | 18 oz |
| 910053 | Natural Value Creamy Peanut Butter/Salt | 15 lb |
| 910060 | Natural Value Crunchy Peanut Butter/Salt | 15 lb |
| 5859500020 | Naturally More Organic Peanut Butter | 16 oz |
| 5859500019 | Naturally More Almond Butter | 16 oz |
| 5859500033 | Naturally More Peanut Butter Crunchy | 16 oz |
| 5859500055 | Naturally More Peanut Butter, Gluten Free Vegan | 26 oz |
| 5859500050 | Naturally More Peanut Butter, Gluten Free Vegan | 16 oz |
| 7989311202 | Open Nature Crunchy Peanut Butter | 16 oz |
| 7989311201 | Open Nature Old Fashioned Creamy Peanut Butter | 16 oz |
| 5855200003 | Peanut Power Butter, Original Formula | 16 oz |
| 5855200007 | Peanut Power Butter, Original Formula | 4 lb |
| 4792100442 | Serious Food, Silly Prices Almond Butter Creamy | 12 oz |
| 4792100439 | Serious Food, Silly Prices Organic No-Stir PeanutButter, Crunchy | 16 oz |
| 4792100438 | Serious Food, Silly Prices Organic No-Stir PeanutButter, Creamy | 16 oz |
| 4792100436 | Serious Food, Silly Prices Organic Peanut Butter, Creamy | 16 oz |
| 4792100435 | Serious Food, Silly Prices, No-Stir Peanut Butter,Crunchy | 16 oz |
| 4792100434 | Serious Food, Silly Prices, No-Stir Peanut Butter,Creamy | 16 oz |
| 4792100432 | Serious Food, Silly Prices, Peanut Butter, Creamy | 16 oz |
| 8506000004 | Snaclite Power PB | 16 oz |
| 7487500334 | Sprouts Farmers Market Creamy Peanut Butter, NoSalt | 16 oz |
| 7487500335 | Sprouts Farmers Market Crunchy Peanut Butter, No | 16 oz |
| Salt | ||
| 7487500336 | Sprout’s Creamy Peanut Butter | 16 oz |
| 7487500337 | Sprout’s Crunchy Peanut Butter | 16 oz |
| 7487500433 | Sprout’s Creamy Almond Butter | 16 oz |
| 7487500434 | Sprout’s Crunchy Almond Butter | 16 oz |
| 7487500431 | Sprout’s Creamy Peanut Butter | 16 oz |
| 4868787906 | Sunland Natural Peanut Butter Crunchy Valencia NoStir | 16 oz |
| 4868786906 | Sunland Natural Peanut Butter Creamy Valencia NoStir | 16 oz |
| 4868722906 | Sunland Natural Peanut Butter Creamy Salt FreeValencia | 16 oz |
| 4868709915 | Sunland Creamy Peanut Butter with Sea Salt | 40 oz |
| 4868726910 | Sunland Creamy Peanut Butter | 12 oz |
| 4868785920 | Sunland Valencia Peanut Butter | 36 oz |
| 062725 | Sunland Dark Roast Creamy Peanut Butter | 40 lb |
| 4868730725 | Sunland Organic Creamy Peanut Butter | 40 lb |
| 029725 | Sunland Pecan Deluxe Creamy Peanut Butter | 40 lb |
| 028725 | Sunland Pecan Deluxe Crunchy Peanut Butter | 40lb |
| 26570 | Sunland Creamy Dark Roast Peanut Butter | 500 lb |
| 4868726909 | Sunland Creamy Peanut Butter | 18 oz |
| 4868767909 | Sunland Natural Creamy Peanut Butter | 18 oz |
| 4868785920 | Sunland Valencia Peanut Sauce | 36 oz |
| 22725 | Sunland Creamy Peanut Butter | 40 lb |
| 22704 | Sunland Creamy Peanut Butter | 5 lb |
| 4868722715 | Sunland Organic Creamy Peanut Butter | 40 lb |
| 4868721722 | Sunland Crunchy Peanut Butter | 15 lb |
| 48687009704 | Sunland Natural Creamy Peanut Butter | 5 lb |
| 4868790301 | Sunland Creamy Natural Stabilizer Peanut Butter | 50 lbs |
| 87725 | Sunland Crunchy Natural Stabilized Peanut Butter | 40 lb |
| 4868786724 | Sunland Creamy Peanut Butter | 35 lb |
| 4868786704 | Sunland Creamy No Stir Peanut Butter | 5 lb |
| 4868784301 | Sunland Extra Stabilized Organic Creamy PeanutButter | 50 lb |
| 21705 | Sunland Crunchy Peanut Butter | 40 lb |
| 25704 | Crunchy Sugar Butter | 5 lb |
| 26704 | Creamy Sugar Butter | 5 lb |
| 072704 | Sunland Almond Butter | 5 lb |
| 003050 | Dogsbutter RUC with Flax PB | 16 oz |
| 4868772906 | Sunland Natural Almond Butter, Creamy RoastedAlmond | 16 oz |
| 00989275 | Trader Joe’s Valencia Peanut Butter with RoastedFlaxseeds, Crunchy and Salted | |
| 00940795 | Trader Joe’s Almond Butter with Roasted Flaxseeds,Crunchy & Salted | 16 oz |