Our peanut butter is made by Sunland, Inc and is unequivocally NOT involved in the recall.
Late July has extremely strict criteria for taste, organic compliance and food safety when finding a new supplier. We require certificates of analysis from an outside lab, facility audits, customer references and the ability to personally inspect their facility. As a small, family company we take our responsibility of making food for other families very seriously and must feel satisfied that each supplier we work with meets our criteria.
When we were first looking for peanut butter there were very few certified organic suppliers of peanut butter that met our criteria. Also, despite the higher cost, we demanded that our supplier guarantee that they would never use peanuts from China. We were not comfortable with sourcing organic ingredients from China because of our concerns about both food safety and organic compliance (and this was before all of the recent Chinese food manufacturing problems). Finally, we found Sunland, Inc. They are certified USDA organic, kosher, do not source peanuts from China and their testing methods exceed FDA requirements. Additionally, they make delicious, award-winning peanut butter.
Sunland, Inc.is based in Portales, New Mexico and was formed in 1988 by a group of peanut farmers. They process all their peanut butter at their own facility. For over 20 years they have been growing and manufacturing delicious peanut butter to supply direct to consumers and to manufacturers like Late July. We are very proud to have Sunland as an ingredient partner. If you have any additional questions about Sunland or our peanut butter, please don't hesitate to ask.
For an up to date list of products and companies included in the recall visit the FDA's website.
For an up to date list of products and companies NOT included in the recall visit the American Peanut Council's website.
