King Nut Recalls Peanut Butter

SOLON, OhioKing Nut Companies, a distributor of peanut butter manufactured by Peanut Corporation of America, voluntarily recalled King Nut peanut butter and Parnells Pride peanut butter after it was told Salmonella was found in an open 5-pound tub sold under the King Nut label.

King Nut distributes peanut butter only through food service accounts; it is not sold directly to consumers. King Nut does not supply any of the ingredients for the peanut butter distributed under its label.

King Nut began contacting customers immediately to stop distributing all peanut butter with lot codes beginning with 8, and immediately cancelled orders with the manufacturer. Customers are asked to take all King Nut peanut butter and Parnells Pride peanut butter distributed by King Nut out of distribution immediately.