Food recall: Skippy Creamy 25% Less Fat Reduced Fat Peanut Butter Spread Net Wt. 16.3 OZ (1 lb 0.3 OZ) 462g in plastic jars, UPC…
Class II FDA enforcement event 72523. Recall start date: . Status in the FDA record: Terminated. Termination date: .
Reason for recall, in the words of FDA
Potential metal shavings in jars of peanut butter.
Class II, in the words of FDA
a situation in which use of or exposure to a violative product may cause temporary or medically reversible adverse health consequences or where the probability of serious adverse health consequences is remote
Hormel Foods Corporation started this food recall on 29 Oct 2015. The firm address in the FDA record is in Austin, MN. FDA put the recall in Class II. FDA event 72523 has 1 product record. The first FDA enforcement report date is 2 Dec 2015. The record gives the status Terminated, with the termination date 27 Jun 2016.
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Distribution
In the words of FDA.
AL, AR, DE, GA, NC, SC, VA
Recalling firm
Hormel Foods Corporation, Austin, MN.
Recalling firm: The firm that the FDA record names for a recall.
FDA records how the recall started: Voluntary: Firm initiated.
Products
1 product record in the event.
| Recall number | Product | Quantity | Class | Status | Report date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| F-0288-2016 | Skippy Creamy 25% Less Fat Reduced Fat Peanut Butter Spread Net Wt. 16.3 OZ (1 lb 0.3 OZ) 462g in plastic jars, UPC: 037600105002 | 153 cases (12 jars per case) | Class II | Terminated | 2 Dec 2015 |
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Class II: The middle of the three FDA recall classes.
The event in context
- Food events that started in 2015
- 607
- Share of these events in Class II
- 46%
- Product records in this event
- 1Median of the firm: 2
- Events of the firm on the register
- 4
Other events of the firm
| Initiated | Product (first record) | Type | Class | Records |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 May 2024 | PLANTERS Deluxe Lightly Salted Mixed Nuts 8.75 oz. UPC 2900001621. Packaged in a metal corrugate can with plastic lid. 1 | Food | Class I | 2 |
| 28 Sep 2020 | SKIPPY Super Chunk Peanut Butter 16.3oz UPC: 00037600110723 packaged in non-flexible plastic container | Food | Class II | 1 |
| 22 Feb 2017 | Great Shake Fortified Nutrition, Soy Formula, Chocolate Artificially Flavored, Packaged in 4 fl oz. (118 mL), and 6 fl o | Food | Class II | 6 |
Official channels
- FDA enforcement report F-0288-2016The FDA record of the first product of this event.
- FDA: recalls, market withdrawals and safety alertsThe recall notices on the FDA site.
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Cite this page
Recall Register. FDA enforcement event 72523. https://recallregister.com/fda/ii/72523/. Source: openFDA enforcement reports. Data through .
Sources
- Source
- openFDA food enforcement reports
- Licence
- CC0 1.0
- Export date
- 28 Sep 2026
- Newest FDA report date on the register
- 23 Sep 2026
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Questions
- Where was the product distributed?
- The FDA record gives this distribution:
AL, AR, DE, GA, NC, SC, VA
- What quantity of product is in FDA event 72523?
- The FDA record gives this quantity:
153 cases (12 jars per case)
- How did the recall start?
- The FDA record says:
Voluntary: Firm initiated
- How many food recalls of 2015 have the same class?
- 46% of the 607 food events that started in 2015 are in Class II.