Hormel Foods Sales LLC is voluntarily recalling 153 cases, or 1,871 total pounds, of a single code date of SKIPPY® Reduced Fat Creamy Peanut Butter Spread, due to the possibility that some jars may contain small pieces of metal shavings which were discovered on an in-line magnet check during routine cleaning. Foodborne objects that are greater than 7mm in length may cause injury such as severe choking with airway obstruction, gastrointestinal peroration or secondary infection. The recalled product is limited to 16.3 ounce jars with a "Best If Used By" date of DEC1416LR1 with a package UPC code of 37600-10500. The code date is located on top of the lid. A photo of the product and "Best If Used By" date appears below. Recalled product was sent to distribution centers for Publix, Target and Walmart located in Georgia, Virginia, Alabama, North Carolina, South Carolina, Delaware and Arkansas. 
 
 The company is issuing the recall to ensure that consumers are made aware of the potential hazard. No reports have been received to date of any consumer injuries or complaints. 
 
 No other sizes, varieties or other packaging configurations of SKIPPY® brand peanut butter or peanut spreads are included in this recall. 
 
 If a consumer has this product, they should return it to the store where purchased for an exchange or call Hormel Foods Customer Relations at 1-866-475-4779, Monday-Friday, 8 a.m. - 4 p.m. Central Time, excluding holidays. 
 
 This recall is being initiated out of an abundance of caution and with the knowledge of the US Food and Drug Administration. 
 
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 The maker of Skippy peanut butter announced on Thursday that it is voluntarily recalling hundreds of jars of peanut butter that could contain metal shavings. (Photo: U.S. Food and Drug Administration) 
 
 The maker of Skippy peanut butter announced on Thursday it is voluntarily recalling certain jars of peanut butter that could contain metal shavings. 
 
 Hormel Foods Corporation is recalling 153 cases of Skippy Reduced Fat Creamy Peanut Butter Spread amid concerns that it may be contaminated by “small pieces of metal shavings,” the company said in a statement. 
 
 The metal shavings were caused by an equipment malfunction that has since been repaired, Rick Williamson, a Hormel Foods Corporation spokesman said in the statement. 
 
 "Only a very small amount of product was affected. Unfortunately, a pallet of product that was to be destroyed was inadvertently released," Williamson told USA TODAY Network. 
 
 According to Hormel, the peanut butter was sent to Publix, Target and Walmart distribution centers in Georgia, Virginia, Alabama, North Carolina, South Carolina, Delaware and Arkansas. 
 
 The affected items are limited to the 16.3-ounce jars with a date of DEC1416LR1 and a package UPC code of 37600-10500. Consumers can exchange any contaminated jars of peanut butter to the store where they purchased the item. 
 
 No injuries related to the metal shavings have been reported, according to the company's statement. 
 
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– Would you like any metal shavings with your peanut butter? No? Then you might want to check that jar of Skippy in your pantry. Hormel Foods, maker of the peanut butter brand, is recalling 153 cases of 16.3-ounce-sized Skippy Reduced Fat Creamy Peanut Butter Spread because they might include "small pieces of metal shavings" thanks to an equipment malfunction, the company says in a statement. The affected cases have a "use by" date of DEC1416LR1 and a package UPC code of 37600-10500, USA Today reports. They were sold at Publix, Target, and Walmart stores, and customers can exchange them where they were purchased.