CFSAN Constituent Update - FDA Reminds Public that All I.M. Healthy Soy Nut Butter Products Are Recalled

Center for Food Safety and Applied Nutrition
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The U.S. Food & Drug Administration has become aware that recalled I.M Healthy Soy Nut Butter products are being offered for sale through online vendors and in storefront locations. All flavors of I.M. Healthy Soy Nut Butter spreads and granolas were recalled in March 2017 after the product was found to be the source of a multistate Shiga toxin-producing Escherichia coli (E. coli) outbreak that sickened 32 people in 12 states.

Retailers cannot legally offer for sale and consumers should not purchase any flavors of I.M. Healthy Soy Nut Butter products, including spreads and granolas.

The FDA learned that some distributors are still selling the products in their possession and these products are being sold through online retailers and in storefront locations. As it learns of these products being offered for sale, the FDA notifies the retailer that these products cannot legally be sold. The agency is working swiftly to locate any remaining products to ensure they are no longer available to consumers.

The SoyNut Butter Company, distributor of I.M. Healthy products, has ceased to operate. On March 30, 2017, the FDA suspended the food facility registration of Dixie Dew, Inc., the manufacturer of the products, meaning that no food may leave the facility for sale or distribution.

The FDA will continue to monitor this situation closely and follow up with retailers as we become aware of recalled products being offered for sale. Additionally, the public is urged to report any product being offered for sale to the FDA Consumer Complaint Coordinator in their region. More information about the recall can be found at FDA.gov.

For more information:

• FDA Investigated Multistate Outbreak of E. coli O157:H7 Infections Linked to SoyNut Butter
• FDA Suspends Food Facility Registration of Dixie Dew Products, Inc.
• The Soynut Butter Co Expands Recall to all I.M. Healthy Soynut Butters and I.M. Healthy Granola Because of Possible Health Risk
• FDA Consumer Complaint Coordinators