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Sunshine Peanut Company
FDA recall F-0113-2013 · Class II · reported 2012-10-24 · Terminated
- Product
- Sunny Boy Peanut Butter. Product is labeled in part: 6/5 lb tubs- "SunnyBoy Creamy PEANUT BUTTER***Net Wt. 5lb. (2.27KG)***INGREDIENTS: Peanuts, Dextrose, Contains less than 2% of the following: Salt, Partially Hydrogenated Oil (Rapeseed Cottonseed And/Or Mono-Diglycerides)***Allergen Statement: CONTAINS PEANUTS***Sunshine Peanut Company Tampa, FL 33637*** -- Driscoll product 1,344 cases Lot 111912 & 112012. 35 lb pail labeled in part: ""SunnyBoy Creamy PEANUT BUTTER***Net Wt. 35lb. (15.89KG)***INGREDIENTS: Peanuts, Dextrose, Contains less than 2% of the following: Salt, Partially Hydrogenated Oil (Rapeseed Cottonseed And/Or Mono-Diglycerides)***Allergen Statement: CONTAINS PEANUTS***Sunshine Peanut Company Tampa, FL 33637*** -- South Bay Correctional Facility, South Bay, FL (Good Source) 72 Pails Lot 112412.
- 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
- 72 - 35lb pails; 1344 - 6/5lb Tubs.
- 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 codes: 111912, 112012, 112412.
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.