If you have peanut butter in your home, you’ll want to go check it right now.
JIF has issued a voluntary recall of several of their peanut butter products due to potential salmonella contamination.
We apologize for the concern this will cause but we have initiated a voluntary recall of select Jif® products sold in the U.S. and Canada due to potential salmonella contamination. We encourage consumers to use the following information on U.S. impacted product to determine whether they have impacted product in their possession. This information can be found on the product packaging.
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Earlier this week, the FDA made an announcement of the recall and said they still have an ongoing investigation but urge anyone to stop consuming and selling any products that are part of the recall.
The FDA, along with CDC and state and local partners, are investigating a multistate outbreak of Salmonella Senftenberg infections linked to certain Jif peanut butter products produced at the J.M. Smucker Company facility in Lexington, Kentucky. Â
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JIF Peanut Butter Recall
In order to check to see if your peanut butter is part of the recall, you will need to check the lot code number.
Jif brand peanut butter products that have the lot code numbers between 1274425 – 2140425, only if the first seven digits end with 425 (manufactured in Lexington, KY) are part of the recall at this time.
An example of how to find the lot number is below.
They are urging anyone including restaurants, grocery stores, and households to dispose of and stop selling and consuming any of the affected jars.
You can see a full list of the recalled JIF peanut butter jars here.
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