Peanut butter recall
Inspired Organics has issued a recall of its Almond, Peanut, and Tahini butters because of a possible Listeria contamination. Donated peanut butter is set aside to be crosschecked with lists of recalled brands before being repackaged for distribution at the Care and Share Food Bank on February 24, 2009 in Colorado Springs, Colorado. The food bank has had to pull and destroy many jars of peanut butter because of the recent salmonella contanimation of some brands. The food bank supplies local aid agencies with bulk quantities of food which is then distributed to the growing number of needy residents of southern Colorado. The new stimulus package is expected to double the amount of food the U.S. government will send to the food bank later next month as part of expanded Emergency Food Assistance Program. Getty Images/John Moore

Inspired Organics, LLC has issued a recall of its Organic Almond, Peanut, and Tahini Butters. The recalled products may have potential contamination of Listeria monocytogenes.

The recalled products were distributed exclusively by Lipari Foods LLC to food service and retail locations in Florida, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kentucky, Maryland, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, New York, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Tennessee, West Virginia, Wisconsin, and Ontario, Canada. The company began shipping the recalled products on April 12.

The recalled Organic Almond Butter has a UPC code of 863669742540 and comes in a 16-ounce jar. The recall affects all lots and all best by dates.

The recalled Organic Peanut Butter has a UPC code of 863669742588 and comes in a 16-ounce jar. The recall includes all lots of the product as well as all best by dates.

The recalled Organic Tahini Butter has a UPC code of 863669742564 and also comes in a 16-ounce jar. The recall affects all lots and best by dates of the product.

Consumers that have purchased the recalled products are urged not to consume them. They should discard the affected products or return them to the place of purchase. Questions about the recall can be directed to customer service at 1-800-729-3354 from 8:15 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. EST, Monday through Friday.

This is an expanded recall that the company said it is issuing “out of an abundance of caution after additional product testing.” The additional testing was performed after two previous recalls of similar products.

No illnesses from the affected products have been reported to the company.

Listeria monocytogenes can cause serious and sometimes fatal infection in young children, frail or elderly adults as well as others with a weakened immune system. Most individuals suffer short-term symptoms such as high fever, severe headache, stiffness, nausea, abdominal pain, and diarrhea. It can also cause miscarriages and stillbirths in pregnant women.

Oskri Corporation is the manufacturer of Inspired Organics’ nut and seed butters . The company is working in partnership with the U.S. Food and Drug Administration to identify the cause of the possible contamination.

RELATED STORIES