Jeff recall: what to do, lot numbers, return information

WASHINGTON – With the latest news that Jeff recalls several different peanut butter products due to potential salmonella infectionpeople across the country are trying to figure out if their peanut butter is being recalled and what exactly to do next.

According to the Centers for Disease Controlthere are 14 confirmed cases of the salmonella strain associated with peanut butter recalls, but the true number of diseases is probably higher.

If your peanut butter is involved in the recall, read here to know exactly what to do to keep your family safe and healthy.

JM Smucker has published a voluntary recall of dozens of products covering a wide range of sizes with batch numbers from 1274425 to 2140425. Withdrawn peanut butter varieties include creamy, crunchy, natural honey, other low-fat creamy and many. A full list of recalled items can be found at Jeff’s site.

To find lot codes, note the date “Best use before”. There you will find the date and string of numbers. These are the numbers you are looking for, these are the lot numbers. Revoked lots include “425” at the end of the first seven digits, meaning it was manufactured in Lexington, Kentucky.

According to a CDC food safety warning, investigators are working to determine if additional foods could be contaminated.

J. M. Smacker, Food and Drug Administration (FDA) and Centers for Disease Control (CDC) I recommend everyone to throw away any recalled peanut butter and do not eat or serve it.

Since peanut butter has a very long shelf life, be sure to check all the Jif peanut butter that you have at home to see if it is part of the recall.

Yes. According to the Centers for Disease Control, salmonella can be transmitted to other surfaces by contact with contaminated food. The agency recommends washing any surfaces and utensils that have come in contact with food, hot soapy water, and then disinfecting them with a solution of one tablespoon of bleach per gallon of water. Then they need to be rinsed with water.

No, the risk of getting sick from these foods is high and you should be “better safe than sorry”, according to FoodSafety.gov. When heating food to a high temperature could potentially to destroy bacteria, peanut butter needs to be cooked evenly for 40 minutes and often loses its quality when cooked for so long. according to a professor of food microbiology at the University of Georgia.

Yes. A spokesman told the VERIFY team in an email that “consumers with the affected product will be compensated.”

Customers are asked to provide their information through Jeep’s online contact form “Because of the particularly large number of calls.” The company will then review the information and “provide appropriate compensation,” the spokesman said.

VERIFY asked if people would be reimbursed for cash, checks or vouchers, but received no further information.

Some grocery store chains, including Costco, Meijer, Publix, Giant and Food Lion, also refund customers when they purchase Jif peanut butter at one of their stores.

In addition to recalled products, Albertsons, which owns grocery store chains such as Safeway and Vons, is recalling 11 items prepared in the store containing peanut butter Jif. Anyone who has purchased these goods can also get a refund, the company said in a press release.

Salmonella can cause serious and sometimes fatal infections in young children, the weak or the elderly, and other people with weakened immune systems. according to the FDA. In healthy people infected with salmonella, fever, diarrhea (which may be bloody), nausea, vomiting, and abdominal pain are common.

CDC estimates that the bacterium causes about 1.35 million infections, 26,500 hospitalizations and 420 deaths in the United States each year.

Megan Lo of VERIFY contributed to this report.