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Skippy Peanut Butter Recall 2022: Is Your Favorite on the List?
April 4, 2022
If you’re like me, you find yourself eating peanut butter on a regular basis for its versatility and, of course, delicious taste. However, if you are a fan of certain types of Skippy peanut butter, you need to be aware of the recent Skippy peanut butter recall.
According to a voluntary class II recall filed to the U.S. Food and Drug Administration, Skippy recalled more than 9,000 cases of three different products for possible metal contamination.
What’s behind this Skippy peanut butter recall? Let’s find out.
2022 Skippy Peanut Butter Recall
Here is what Skippy had to say about its peanut butter recall:
From our family to yours, we want you to know that we take the quality of our products very seriously and apologize to our fans for this situation. Please know this recall only affects a very limited number, 9,353 cases, of SKIPPY® Reduced Fat Peanut Butter Spread and SKIPPY® Creamy Peanut Butter Blended with Plant Protein. Only this very small amount of product was affected. IMPORTANT: No other varieties or dates of SKIPPY® products are included in this recall.
AdStates where the affected product was shipped: CA, CT, DE, FL, HI, IL, IN, KS, MA, MN, MO, NC, NE, NH, NJ, NY, OK, and WI.
The company went into a little more depth in its announcement sent to the FDA:
Skippy Foods, LLC is voluntarily recalling 9,353 cases, or 161,692 total pounds, of a limited number of code dates of SKIPPY® Reduced Fat Creamy Peanut Butter Spread, SKIPPY® Reduced Fat Chunky Peanut Butter Spread and SKIPPY® Creamy Peanut Butter Blended With Plant Protein due to the possibility that a limited number of jars may contain a small fragment of stainless steel from a piece of manufacturing equipment. The code date is located on top of the lid. A photo of the products and “Best If Used By” dates appear below. There have been no consumer complaints associated with this recall to date, and all retailers that received the affected product have been properly notified.
Skippy Foods, LLC, out of an abundance of caution and with an emphasis on the quality of its products, is issuing the recall to ensure that consumers are made aware of the issue. The manufacturing facility’s internal detection systems identified the concern.
The specific products recalled are:
- SKIPPY® Reduced Fat Creamy Peanut Butter, 40oz
- SKIPPY® Reduced Fat Creamy Peanut Butter – Club, 2/40oz
- SKIPPY® Reduced Fat Chunky Peanut Butter, 16.3oz
- SKIPPY® Creamy Peanut Butter Blended With Plant Protein, 14oz
This is important because metal toxicity can cause a number of health issues, including:
- Chronic fatigue
- Neurological disorders
- Brain fog, trouble concentrating, difficulty learning and poor memory
- Autoimmune diseases
- Poor recovery from exercise and weakness
- Skin irritation
- Depression, manic depression and/or anxiety
- Dementia
- Digestive issues, such as IBS (irritable bowel syndrome)
- Chronic aches and pains
- Insomnia
- Tremors
- Impaired motor control, hearing, speech, vision and gait
- Anemia
- Higher risk for heart attacks
Next Steps
If you regularly consume any of the products listed above, Skippy recommends you take the following steps:
1. Verify product is part of recall.
Check the UPC code on the side of the jar, where the store scans the product. Codes 37600-10520, 37600-10667, 37600-10499 and 37600-88095 are part of the peanut butter recall.
2. Check the production code information.
This can be found on the top of the lid.
3. Check “best if used by” date.
Only the dates specified by Skippy were recalled.
4. Confirm UPC and best if used by date.
From Skippy:
5. Return the product.
You can exchange it at the store where you purchased the peanut butter, or you can call Skippy Foods Consumer Engagement at 1-866-475-4779.
Peanut Butter Alternatives
You can also try different brands of peanut butter, preferably natural and organic, or use other nut butters. While the taste and nutrition facts may be a little different, the following nut and seed butters make for excellent peanut butter alternatives:
- Sunflower Seed Butter
- Almond Butter
- Cashew Butter
- Walnut Butter
- Hazelnut Butter
- Pecan Butter
- Tahini
- Coconut Butter
Conclusion
- Skippy voluntarily recalled more than 9,000 cases of peanut butter due to possible metal contamination.
- The products in the Skippy peanut butter recall include SKIPPY® Reduced Fat Creamy Peanut Butter, SKIPPY® Reduced Fat Chunky Peanut Butter and SKIPPY® Creamy Peanut Butter Blended With Plant Protein.
- Metal contamination can be dangerous, leading to a number of health issues, so if your peanut butter of choice was recalled, make sure to return the product and avoid eating it.
- If this recall has you wondering if you should try some alternatives to peanut butter, other nut and seed butters can offer their own benefits and flavor profiles.
