Jif peanut butter recalled amid multistate salmonella outbreak

By Megan Ziegler

Published May 21, 2022 12:34pm MST

FOX TV Digital Team

What is salmonella infection?

People with salmonella infection often suffer diarrhea, fever, and stomach cramps after getting in contact with infected animals, their feces, or their environment or eating contaminated food or drinking contaminated water.

The J. M. Smucker Co. announced this week a recall of Jif peanut butter products sold in the U.S. due to potential salmonella contamination.

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and local partners are investigating a multistate outbreak of salmonella infections linked to certain products. The CDC said 14 illnesses had been reported, with two people needing hospitalization.

The peanut butter was produced at the J.M. Smucker Company facility in Lexington, Kentucky and distributed nationwide.

The illnesses have been reported in Washington, Texas, Missouri, Arkansas, Illinois, Ohio, New York, Massachusetts, Virginia, North Carolina, South Carolina and Georgia.

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Case count map provided by the CDC

Most people infected with salmonella will begin to develop symptoms 12 to 72 hours after infection. The illness, salmonellosis, usually lasts four to seven days and most people recover without treatment, according to the FDA.

Most people with salmonellosis develop diarrhea, fever, and abdominal cramps. More severe cases of salmonellosis may include a high fever, aches, headaches, lethargy, a rash, blood in the urine or stool, and in some cases may become fatal

J.M. Smucker Company has voluntarily recalled certain Jif brand peanut butter products that have the lot code numbers between 1274425 – 2140425, only if the first seven digits end with 425 (which means it was manufactured in Lexington).

If consumers have products matching the below description in their possession, they should dispose of it immediately.

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Recalled Jif peanut butter product list

This is not a complete list of UPC codes. There are products not listed that fall within the lot code range. The FDA will continue to provide updates as they become available:

JIF 16 OUNCE CREAMY PEANUT BUTTER - 5150025516
JIF 16 OUNCE CRUNCHY PEANUT BUTTER - 5150025537
JIF 96 OUNCE CREAMY PEANUT BUTTER TWIN PACK- 5150024705
JIF 96 OUNCE CRUNCHY PEANUT BUTTER TWIN PACK - 5150024706
JIF 40 OUNCE NATURAL CRUNCHY PEANUT BUTTER - 5150007565
JIF 12 OUNCE CRUNCHY PEANUT BUTTER INTERNATIONAL - 5150008026
JIF 3/4 OUNCE PEANUT BUTTER PLASTIC CASE - 5150008051
JIF .64 OUNCE NATURAL PEANUT BUTTER PLASTIC CASE - 5150008058
JIF 96 COUNT NATURAL PEANUT BUTTER TO GO CASE - 5150021889
JIF 36 COUNT CREAMY JIF PEANUT TO GO CASE - 5150024114
JIF 8 COUNT CRUNCHY PEANUT BUTTER TO GO - 5150024130
JIF 8 COUNT CREAMY PBTR TO GO - 5150024136
JIF 4.5 OUNCE CREAMY PEANUT BUTTER TO GO - 5150024137
JIF 54 OUNCE CREAMY PEANUT BUTTER TO GO 36 PACK - 5150024143
JIF 28 OUNCE CRUNCHY PEANUT BUTTER - 5150024163
JIF 96 COUNT CREAMY PEANUT BUTTER TO GO - 5150024170
JIF 54 OUNCE NATURAL CREAMY PEANUT BUTTER TO GO 36 PACK - 5150024174
JIF 28 OUNCE CREAMY PEANUT BUTTER - 5150024177
JIF 40 OUNCE NATURAL HONEY - 5150024182
JIF 12 OUNCE CREAMY PEANUT BUTTER - 5150024191
JIF 12 OUNCE NATURAL CREAMY PEANUT BUTTER TO GO - 5150024307
JIF 40 OUNCE NATURAL CREAMY PEANUT BUTTER - 5150024321
JIF 28 OUNCE NATURAL CREAMY PEANUT BUTTER - 5150024322
JIF 4 POUND CAN CREAMY PEANUT BUTTER - 5150024331
JIF 96 OUNCE NATURAL CREAMY TWINPACK - 5150024404
JIF 15.5 OUNCE NO ADDED SUGAR PEANUT BUTTER - 5150024540
JIF 13 OUNCE SQUEEZABLE POUCH - 5150024545
JIF 13 OUNCE SQUEEZABLE POUCH - 5150024545
JIF 13 OUNCE NATURAL SQUEEZE POUCH - 5150024572
JIF 13 OUNCE NATURAL SQUEEZE POUCH - 5150024572
JIF 80 OUNCE CREAMY PEANUT BUTTER TWIN PACK - 5150024769
JIF 80 OUNCE CRUNCHY PEANUT BUTTER TWIN PACK - 5150024776
JIF 40 OUNCE REDUCED FAT CREAMY PEANUT BUTTER - 5150025499
JIF 16 OUNCE CREAMY PEANUT BUTTER - 5150025516
JIF 16 OZ REDUCED FAT CREAMY PEANUT BUTTER - 5150025518
JIF 16 OUNCE CREAMY OMEGA 3 PEANUT BUTTER -5150025530
JIF 16 OUNCE CRUNCHY PEANUT BUTTER - 5150025537
JIF 80 OUNCE NATURAL CREAMY PEANUT BUTTER TWIN PACK - 5150025542
JIF 16 OUNCE NATURAL CREAMY PEANUT BUTTER - 5150025565
JIF 16 OUNCE NATURAL CRUNCHY PEANUT BUTTER - 5150025574
JIF 16 OUNCE NATURAL CREAMY PEANUT BUTTER HONEY - 5150025578
JIF 40 OUNCE CREAMY PEANUT BUTTER - 5150072001
JIF 40 OUNCE CRUNCHY PEANUT BUTTER - 5150072002
JIF TO GO 8 PACK 250 GRAM CREAMY - 5150075007
JIF 46.5 OUNCE NO ADDED SUGAR PEANUT BUTTER - 5150041418
JIF 1.1 OUNCE PORTION CONTROL PEANUT BUTTER 120 COUNT - 5150092100
JIF 96 OUNCE CREAMY PEANUT BUTTER TWIN PACK - 5150024705
JIF 28 OUNCE CREAMY PEANUT BUTTER - 5150024177

This story was reported from Detroit.