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Skippy Peanut Butter Recall: Metal Shavings Hazard
Hormel Foods recalls Skippy Creamy 25% Less Fat peanut butter due to potential metal shavings. Check your jars for the specific UPC and best-if-used-by date.
Hormel Foods Corporation is recalling a specific quantity of Skippy Creamy 25% Less Fat Reduced Fat Peanut Butter Spread because there is a potential for metal shavings in the jars. The affected product was distributed in Alabama, Arkansas, Delaware, Georgia, North Carolina, South Carolina, and Virginia. Consumers should check their pantry to see if they have the specific item listed. Read more at govinfonow.com/recall/25794-skippy-peanut-butter-recall-metal-shavings-hazard.
“Skippy Peanut Butter Recall: Metal Shavings Hazard.” GovInfoNow, updated October 11, 2026. https://govinfonow.com/recall/25794-skippy-peanut-butter-recall-metal-shavings-hazard. Based on FDA recall #F-0288-2016 (https://api.fda.gov/food/enforcement.json?search=recall_number:%22F-0288-2016%22&limit=1).
Hormel Foods Corporation voluntarily recalled Skippy Creamy Reduced Fat Peanut Butter due to potential metal shavings, according to the FDA on Oct. 29, 2015. Consumers should stop eating the product and contact Hormel for a refund.
How to tell if you have it
Skippy Creamy 25% Less Fat Reduced Fat Peanut Butter Spread Net Wt. 16.3 OZ (1 lb 0.3 OZ) 462g in plastic jars
UPC: 037600105002
Best IF Used By DEC1416LR1
The hazard
The recalled peanut butter may contain metal shavings, which pose a choking and injury risk. The FDA classified this as a Class II recall.
Context
GovInfoNow's records show Hormel Foods Corporation has had 7 other recalls since Feb. 9, 2016. Recent Hormel recalls include a frozen chicken product with metal contamination on Oct. 25, 2025, and canned beef stew with wood contamination on May 28, 2025. Other recent recalls of similar products include Dakota Honey Spreadable Spun Honey (April 4, 2026), Tom Bumble Nutty Peanut Butter Flake Candy (Dec. 13, 2025), and Wondermade Alabama Banana Pudding Marshmallows (June 11, 2026).
How to tell if you have this one
Look for Skippy Creamy 25% Less Fat Reduced Fat Peanut Butter Spread in plastic jars with a net weight of 16.3 OZ (462g). The specific item has UPC 037600105002 and the Best IF Used By date of DEC1416LR1.
Brand
Skippy
Product
Skippy Creamy 25% Less Fat Reduced Fat Peanut Butter Spread Net Wt. 16.3 OZ (1 lb 0.3 OZ) 462g in plastic jars, UPC
Category
Food
Based on the official FDA remedy
What to do — step by step
Stop consuming the product
Do not eat the peanut butter if you have the recalled jars with UPC 037600105002 and Best IF Used By DEC1416LR1.
Check your product details
Verify that your jar matches the net weight of 16.3 OZ (1 lb 0.3 OZ) and has the specific UPC code listed in the recall.
Contact Hormel Foods
The record does not specify a return or refund process, so contact Hormel Foods Corporation for further instructions on what to do with the product.
Where it went and when
Where it was distributed
Distributed in 7 states.
Listed by the agency
Not listed
FDA distribution: “AL, AR, DE, GA, NC, SC, VA” States read from FDA’s own wording; “not listed” means the notice does not name it.
States: Alabama, Arkansas, Delaware, Georgia, North Carolina, South Carolina, Virginia.
Recall timeline
FDA terminated this recall 8 months after the firm started it.
1Firm started the recall
2FDA classified it Class II
3Published in FDA’s Enforcement Report
4FDA terminated the recall
Dates from the agency record only; steps without a date are left out.
The facts (hazard, remedy, dates, manufacturer) are pulled from the official FDA recall record. The plain-language summary and step-by-step checklist are written by GovInfoNow to make the official notice easier to act on — they don’t replace it.
Official source: FDA Recall #F-0288-2016 (October 29, 2015) — FDA publishes no per-recall page; this is the official machine-readable enforcement record. Search FDA recalls for F-0288-2016 to see it in context.
Plain-language summary written by qwen3.6:35b-a3b on October 11, 2026, from the official record above. Not reviewed by a person — if it conflicts with the FDA notice, the notice is correct. Report an error on this page.
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