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The U.S. Food and Drug Administration says reduced-fat peanut spreads developed by two major food companies cannot be called peanut butter.

The makers have a choice: Change the formulas or call the products something else.

The decision affects Peter Pan Smart Choice, introduced in November by Hunt & Wesson, and Skippy Reduced-Fat, sold since January by CPC International.

Under FDA standards, peanut butter must contain 90% peanuts. In the low-fat versions, some of the peanuts are replaced by soy protein and other ingredients.

The FDA admonished the companies that “consumers expect peanut butter products to be made from peanuts.”