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JagRma LLC is doing a Limited Voluntary Recall of NuttZo Original 16oz
Nut and Seed Butter Because Of Possible Health Risk
Contact
Consumer:
Kevin LiVolsi
858-354-8429
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE - October 12, 2012 - JagRma LLC of San Diego,
CA is doing a Limited Voluntary recall on it's 16oz NuttZo Original (Blue
Label/UPC code 894697002030) manufactured in Oct and November 2011
with "Best Buy Dates 10/7/12-12/31/12 stamped on lid or bottom of jar,"
because it has the potential to be contaminated with Salmonella, an
organism which can cause serious and sometimes fatal infections in young
children, frail or elderly people, and others 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 specifics of the
affected products are as
follows:
Product
Description
Package
Size
NuttZo Original
(BLUE Label)
16oz
Best By Dates
on top or
bottom of JARS
10/7/1212/31/12
NuttZo
Original
(Blue Label/UPC code 894697002030) was distributed from October 2011-February
2012 with 'Best Buy Dates 10/7/12- 12/31/12'. It was distributed through natural
grocery retail stores in Connecticut, New Jersey, New York, Louisiana, Texas, Arkansas,
Oklahoma, Nevada, California, Arizona, Hawaii; and through mail order in 50 states.
JagRma LLC was notified by one of our ingredients suppliers, Multiple Organics, Inc.
located in San Rafael, CA, of a secondary recall for Sunland Inc peanuts going back as
far as March 2010; Multiple Organics informed us that Sunland Inc. peanuts were used
in the production run of NuttZo Original (BLUE LABEL) in October and November of
2011; therefore JagRma, LLC is participating in a voluntary limited recall of specific
'Best Buy Dates' because the safety of our customers is of the utmost importance and
we take our obligation to provide safe products seriously.
No illnesses have been reported to date.
UPC 894697002030
Please note that in our 2012 NuttZo manufacturing runs, all peanuts have been sourced
from a different supplier. Therefore all Best Buy Dates of 2013 are not affected in this
voluntary limited recall.
Consumers who have purchased 16oz NuttZo Original (Blue Label/UPC code
894697002030) with Best 'Buy Dates 10/7/12-12/31/12' are urged to return it to the
place of purchase for a full refund. We will continue to respond quickly and with great
care to ensure that all of our suppliers meet our high quality assurance standards. We
run lab tests on every manufacturing run of NuttZo. Anyone with questions may contact
us at 858-354-8429; 9am-5pm PST; Monday through Friday or email @
pr@gonuttzo.com.
*We believe that none of the products being recalled were processed
or offered through the national office.
* We strongly encourage you to notify your agencies within one business day from
receipt of this notice.
* ALL cased and uncased inventories, both at the member level and agency level, need
to be checked. This product may have entered member and agency warehouses
through salvage, local donations, TEFAP, local purchases, retail pickups, food drives, or
other avenues.
* For additional local details, please contact the Health Department(s) for the area(s)
your food bank serves.
For full details on the recall, please visit:
http://www.fda.gov/Safety/Recalls/ucm323722.htm?source=govdelivery
If you have questions, please contact Mitzi Baum, Director of Food Safety, at
mbaum@feedingamerica.org or 312.641.6842.