Jif was the peanut-butter brand recalled in 2022 after a Salmonella outbreak in the United States.
The recall was announced in May 2022 and involved Jif products made at a J.M. Smucker facility in Lexington, Kentucky. The affected products included several types and package sizes of creamy, crunchy, natural, and reduced-fat peanut butter. The recall covered products with lot codes beginning with 1274425 through 2140425.
The implicated organism was Salmonella Senftenberg, a strain of Salmonella that can cause diarrhea, fever, and abdominal cramps. The outbreak investigation linked illnesses to recalled Jif peanut butter, although not every product in the brand was necessarily affected.
Jif is a major American peanut-butter brand introduced by Procter & Gamble in 1958 and later acquired by The J.M. Smucker Company. The 2022 action is distinct from recalls involving other spreads, nuts, or unrelated Salmonella outbreaks.