Recall -- Firm Press Release
nSPIRED Natural Foods, Inc. Voluntarily Recalls Certain Retail Lots Of Arrowhead Mills® Peanut Butters, Maranatha® Almond Butters And Peanut Butters And Specific Private Label Nut Butters Because Of Possible Health Risk
Contact:
Consumer:
1-800-937-7008
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE - August 19, 2014 - nSpired Natural Foods, Inc. is voluntarily recalling certain retail lots of Arrowhead Mills® Peanut Butters, MaraNatha® Almond Butters and Peanut Butters and specific private label nut butters (listed below) packaged in glass and plastic jars because they have the potential to be contaminated with Salmonella.
Salmonella is 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 potential risk was brought to the Company’s attention by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration following routine testing. The Company has received reports of four illnesses that may be associated with these specific products.
nSpired Natural Foods, Inc. is committed to producing the highest quality products and our top priority is the safety of our consumers. For this reason we are initiating this voluntary recall of the products below as a precautionary measure.
Recalled Retail Lots
Item Description, Unit UPC, Best By Date Range
Arrowhead Mills Organic Crunchy Peanut Butter 16 oz.
074333470328
31DEC14 thru 14MAY15
Arrowhead Mills Organic Creamy Peanut Butter 16 oz.
074333470526
31DEC14 thru 14MAY15
MaraNatha Roasted Creamy Almond Butter 16 oz.
051651060325
24DEC14 thru 17JUN15
MaraNatha Roasted Crunchy Almond Butter 16 oz.
051651092012
26DEC14 thru 06JUN15
MaraNatha Organic Roasted Creamy Almond Butter 16 oz.
051651060219
23DEC14 thru 04JUN15
MaraNatha Organic Roasted Crunchy Almond Butter 16 oz.
051651092036
04JUN15
MaraNatha Organic Raw Crunchy Almond Butter 16 oz.
051651092128
22DEC14 thru 01JUL15
MaraNatha Organic Raw Creamy Almond Butter 16 oz.
051651092173
14APR15 thru 01JUL15
MaraNatha Raw Almond Butter 16 oz.
051651092180
05APR15 thru 02JUL15
MaraNatha Organic Creamy Peanut Butter 16 oz.
051651092197
07APR15
MaraNatha Organic Crunchy Peanut Butter 16 oz.
051651092203
06APR15 thru 07APR15
MaraNatha No Stir Creamy Peanut Butter with Salt 16 oz.
051651092210
06JAN15 thru 20MAY15
MaraNatha Organic Creamy Peanut Butter with Salt 16 oz.
051651092326
03JAN15 thru 25JUN15
MaraNatha Organic Crunchy Peanut Butter with Salt 16 oz.
051651092333
02JAN15 thru 15MAY15
MaraNatha Organic No Stir Creamy Peanut Butter with Salt 16 oz.
051651092357
04JAN15 thru 27JUN15
MaraNatha Organic No Stir Crunchy Peanut Butter with Salt 16 oz.
051651092364
05JAN15 thru 28JUN15
MaraNatha Organic Raw Almond Butter 8 oz.
051651092630
13APR15 thru 30JUN15
*MaraNatha Roasted Creamy Almond Butter 26 oz.
051651192897
04DEC14 thru 21APR15
MaraNatha Organic Creamy Peanut Butter with Salt 26 oz.
051651092913
03JAN15 thru 25JUN15
MaraNatha Organic Crunchy Peanut Butter with Salt 26 oz.
051651092920
02JAN15 thru 25JUN15
MaraNatha No Stir Creamy Almond Butter 12 oz.
051651093682
12DEC14 thru 21JUL15
MaraNatha No Stir Crunchy Almond Butter 12 oz.
051651093699
17DEC14 thru 20JUL15
MaraNatha Organic No Stir Creamy Peanut Butter with Salt 16 oz.
051651093750
04JAN15 thru 10APR15
MaraNatha Organic No Stir Crunchy Peanut Butter with Salt 16 oz.
051651093767
05JAN15 thru 19MAY15
MaraNatha No Stir Creamy Almond Butter 12 oz.
051651093682
14DEC14 thru 14JUL15
MaraNatha No Stir Crunchy Almond Butter 12 oz.
051651093699
17DEC14 thru 18JUL15
MaraNatha Creamy Maple Almond Butter 12 oz.
051651093866
30MAY15 thru 31MAY15
MaraNatha Creamy Roasted Almond Butter 340 grams
051651093057
11DEC14 thru 02JUN15
MaraNatha Creamy Raw Almond Butter 340 grams
051651093064
07MAY15 thru 05JUN15
MaraNatha Organic Creamy Peanut Butter with Salt 500 grams
051651093309
03JAN15 thru 24JUN15
MaraNatha Organic Crunchy Peanut Butter with Salt 500 grams
051651093316
31DEC14 thru 15MAY15
MaraNatha No Stir Creamy Peanut Butter with Salt 500 grams
051651093408
20MAY15
MaraNatha No Stir Crunchy Peanut Butter with Salt 500 grams
051651093415
13MAR15 thru 28JUN15
MaraNatha Creamy Almond Butter No Salt 340 grams
051651093453
16DEC14 thru 11MAY15
MaraNatha Crunchy Almond Butter No Salt 340 grams
051651093460
16DEC14 thru 14MAY15
MaraNatha Creamy Almond Butter 737 grams
051651092869
08DEC14 thru 03JUL15
The use-by date can be found on the top of the jar lid. The Company is currently working with customers and retailers to remove and destroy products with the above use-by dates from store shelves and warehouses.
Products were distributed across the United States, Canada, Hong Kong, United Arab Emirates, and Dominican Republic. The products also were available for purchase on the internet.
The recall is being made with the knowledge of the FDA.
Consumers do not need to return the product to the store where it was purchased. Instead, consumers are urged to dispose of the recalled product and its container. Please contact the Company at 1-800-937-7008 between the hours of 8:00 AM and 8:00 PM CST for a replacement or refund, and with general inquiries.