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Sunshine Peanut Company
FDA recall F-0116-2013 · Class II · reported 2012-10-24 · Terminated
- Product
- Product is 1 oz Peanut Butter. 1 oz pouch labeled in part: "PEANUT BUTTER***Ingredients: Roaster Peanuts, Sugar, Stabilizer (Rapeseed Cottonseed and/or Soybean Oils), Salt.***Allergen Warning: Contains Peanuts***Sunshine Peanut Company Jacksonville, FL 32204***SP767***" Case label - "200/1oz PEANUT BUTTER***PRODUCT OF USA***" 200/1oz Pouch Lot 112312 - 150 cases shipped to FDC, Seatac, WA (Market Place). 500/1oz Pouch Lot 112312 - 57 cases shipped to Cheney Brothers. Ocala, FL.
- Reason
- On 02/17/2012 Sunshine Peanut Company initiated a recall of Sunny Boy and Sunshine Peanut Brand Peanut Butter, Codes 112012, 112312, 112412, 113112, and 120112. Routine sampling by USDA found the products to contain Aflatoxin levels greater than 20 ppb.
- Quantity
- N/A
- Distribution
- Product was distributed to distributors in CA, FL, NJ, and WA.
- Firm location
- FL, United States
- Initiated
- Voluntary: Firm initiated
- First notice
- Letter
- Recall started
- 2012-02-17
- Terminated
- 2013-11-01
- Code info
- lot code: 112312
Source: U.S. Food and Drug Administration, openFDA Food Enforcement database (openFDA Food Enforcement, imported 2026-09). The FDA does not validate openFDA data for completeness or accuracy. This is a record of an enforcement action, not safety advice.