Oskri recalls trendy seed butters

JARS of sunflower butter and tahini butter made by Oskri have been voluntarily recalled by the company over fears that they may be contaminated with Listeria.

Listeria is a bacteria and infections are marked by high fever, intense headaches, body aches and stiffness as well as gastrointestinal symptoms such as pain, nausea and diarrhoea.

The infection is particularly dangerous to pregnant women and has been known to cause stillbirths and miscarriages – but no one has been sickened so far.

Listeria was discovered in two jars of Oskri sunflower butter sold to consumers in Ohio, but additional jars were distributed to California, Arizona, Georgia, Connecticut, Indiana, Texas, Florida, South Carolina and New Hampshire.

Oskri is recalling shipments which included products expiring in October 2019, January 2020 and February 2020.

This includes Lot #099 of organic sunflower butter, tahini butter shipped in Lot #193 and Thrive sunflower butter from Lot #233.

All of the potentially contaminated products were sold in 475ml plastic jars with the lot number visible on the top or the bottom.

Listeria is most often found in deli meat and hot dogs, spreads, dairy products, including certain cheeses, smoked seafood and sprouts.

But it can find its way into other foods as well. |