161,000 pounds of Skippy peanut butter recalled. Supply might contain stainless steel
Because some jars might “contain a small fragment of stainless steel from a piece of manufacturing equipment,” three kinds of Skippy peanut butter have been recalled by Skippy Foods.
The not-food-in-your-food recall on Wednesday covered 9,353 cases or 161,692 total pounds of peanut butter, according the FDA version of the recall notice. None were of the “Crunchy” variety, at least not intentionally.
Here’s what you need to know.
What Skippy Peanut Butter was recalled?
The best by dates are on the jar lids.
▪ Reduced Fat Creamy Peanut Butter Spread, 40-ounce containers with best by dates MAY0423 and MAY0523; and sold in Twin Packs, best by MAY0523.
▪ Reduced Fat Chunky Peanut Butter Spread, 16.3-ounce containers, best by dates MAY0623 and MAY0723.
▪ Creamy Peanut Butter Blended With Plant Protein, 14-ounce containers, best by date MAY1023.
The recall notice posted to parent company Hormel’s Skippy website says the peanut butter went to Florida, California, New York, North Carolina, Missouri, Connecticut, Delaware, Hawaii, Illinois, Indiana, Kansas, Massachusetts, Minnesota, Nebraska, New Hampshire, New Jersey, Oklahoma and Wisconsin.
Walmart posted a list of its stores involved in this recall.
What you should do if you have this peanut butter?
Return it to the store where you bought it for a full refund or exchange or call Skippy Foods at 866-475-4779, Monday through Friday, 9 a.m. to 5 p.m., Eastern time.
This story was originally published March 31, 2022 at 12:14 PM with the headline "161,000 pounds of Skippy peanut butter recalled. Supply might contain stainless steel."
