Skippy Recalls Over 150,000 Pounds Of Peanut Butter
Check the peanut butter in your cupboard! A recent Skippy recall affected an immense number of jars potentially tainted with metal fragments.
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A fatigued supply chain coupled with sustaining worker shortages has led to a vast array of food recalls in recent months. Everything from cans of soda to whole cakes have been involved in vast nationwide recalls. Even onions were not exempt from being subject to a recall. Now, popular peanut butter brand Skippy is recalling an immense amount of its jarred peanut butter products. According to CNN, the combined amount of recalled peanut butter in the Skippy recall totals a staggering 161,692 pounds.
The Skippy recall pertains to the 9,000 cases that have been distributed to stores nationwide. The reason for the recall is that Skippy believes there was a potential that stainless steel fragments would have made it into the jars. The affected products include most of Skippy’s reduced fat Peanut Butter varieties as well as one variety of Peanut Butter combined with a plant-based protein.
The company put out a statement that detailed the specific products involved in the Skippy recall. The affected products are as follows: Skippy Reduced Fat Creamy Peanut Butter 40-ounce jars with the expiration dates of MAY0423 and MAY0523, Skippy Reduced Fat Creamy Peanut Butter 2-pack of 40-ounce jars with the expiration date MAY0523, Skippy Reduced Fat Chunky Peanut Butter 16.3-ounce jars with expiration dates MAY0623 and MAY0723, and Skippy Peanut Butter Blended with Plant Protein 14-ounce jars with the expiration date MAY1023.
If you find that you have purchased one of the products in the Skippy recall outlined above, you should proceed to dispose of the jar immediately. Customers also have the option to return the item to the store they purchased it at for a full refund or exchange. Alternatively, customers can also contact Skippy directly for a refund. Additionally, patrons are also urged to reach out to Skippy’s corporate officies if they have any questions or concerns pertaining to the Skippy recall. All information regarding the recall can be found here on the website of Skippy’s parent company, Hormel Foods.
In a statement, Skippy did make it clear that it is likely that only a small number of jars were possibly contaminated. However, they expressed that the safety of customers is the company’s primary concern which is why they decided to enact this voluntary Skippy recall. “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,” read a statement put forth by the company.
Skippy’s concern regarding the products potentially afflicted is not without merit. Should a person accidentally ingest stainless steel the consequences could be significant. Acute poising from metal can result in confusion, nausea, vomiting, feelings of localized numbness or a feeling of numbness throughout the whole body, and feeling faint. Other known symptoms associated with ingesting metal include abdominal pain, headaches, constipation, diarrhea, dehydration, anemia, and cognitive symptoms such as dizziness or forgetfulness. In particularly severe cases, brain, lung, liver, or kidney functions may be impaired. If you feel that you are experiencing any of these symptoms as a result of potentially consuming the tainted peanut butter products you should not hesitate to seek medical attention as soon as possible.
