BLAIN'S FARM & FLEET ROASTED/UNSALTED SUNFLOWER KERNEL recalled over Listeria risk

Recall date

May 23, 2016

Source

U.S. Food & Drug Administration (FDA) — enforcement report

Official notice title

Eillien's Candies, Inc. recalls BLAIN'S FARM & FLEET ROASTED/UNSALTED SUNFLOWER KERNEL 16 OZ, 1 LB (454 g), UPC 034952820881, Item # 699009. 10/11/16,…

Recall number

F-2309-2016

FDA classification

Class I

Brand / firm

Eillien's Candies, Inc.

Sold / distributed

IL, IA, MI, MN, NY, ND, OK, SD, TX, WI.

Why it was recalled

Eillien's Candies was notified by Sunopta, an ingredient supplier that the sunflower kernels may be contaminated with Listeria monocytogenes. In turn Eillien's in recalling a number of products manufactured with Roasted Salted Sunflower Kernels and / or Roasted Unsalted Sunflower Kernels. There have been no reported illnesses to date.

Class I is the FDA’s most serious recall level: there is a reasonable probability that using this product will cause serious harm or death.

What was recalled

BLAIN'S FARM & FLEET ROASTED/UNSALTED SUNFLOWER KERNEL 16 OZ, 1 LB (454 g), UPC 034952820881, Item # 699009. 10/11/16, 11/22/16, 12/30/16, 1/25/17, 2/22/16, 6/15/16, 9/16/16, 3/3/16, 5/17/16, 7/7/16, 4/20/16, 8/4/16. BULK - ROASTED/UNSALTED SUNFLOWER KERNELS 50#, 404129 EILLIEN'S 14 OZ (397 g), ROASTED /UNSALTED SUNFLOWER KERNEL, UPC 034952563658, Item # 304287. 12/30/16, 1/25/17, 2/28/16, 4/29/16, 5/24/16, 7/7/16, 8/24/16. EILLIEN'S R/N/S SUNFLOWER KERN 12 OZ (240 g), UPC 034952571134, Item # 128587. 12/17/16. Item # 800315: 9/22/16, 10/19/16, 11/22/16, 12/15/16, 12/30/16, 1/5/17, 1/20/17, 1/25/17, 1/27/17, 2/4/17, 5/18/16, 2/28/16, 3/24/16, 5/20/16, 2/7/16, 3/23/16, 5/13/16, 4/1/16, 8/30/16, 3/3/16, 4/6/16, 6/1/16, 6/28/16, 2/20/16, 6/22/16, 9/21/16, 5/5/16, 6/8/16, 8/20/16, 8/5/16, 7/17/16, 7/20/16. EILLIEN'S R/N/S SUNFLOWER KERN 7 OZ (198 g), UPC 034952575798, Item # 800107. 1/13/17, 1/14/17, 2/9/17, 3/5/16, 6/22/16, 2/8/16. EILLIEN'S ROASTED UNSALTED SUNFLOWER KERN TRAY 13 OZ (369 g), UPC 034952572728, Item # 204347. 7/7/16, 7/26/16, 8/22/16, 9/9/16, 9/30/16, 10/21/16, 11/9/16, 3/10/16, 1/15/16, 2/13/16, 11/21/15, 6/14/16, 1/20/16, 12/9/15, 4/19/16, 12/29/15, 12/29/15, 11/6/15, 12/18/15, 5/17/16. MILL'S FLEET FARM ROASTED UNSALTED SUNFLOWER KERNEL 16 OZ (1 LB), UPC 034952363838, Item # 600353. 10/26/16, 12/1/16, 1/25/17, 5/18/16, 2/7/16; 4/2/16, 7/9/16, 9/14/16, 2/20/16, 5/10/16, 8/20/16. PIGGLY WIGGLY ROASTED UNSALTED SUNFLOWER KERNELS 13 OZ (369 G), UPC 034952574166, Item # 669796. 10/5/16, 10/26/16, 11/22/16, 12/8/16, 12/31/16, 1/12/17, 2/9/17, 2/13/16, 2/28/16, 4/2/16, 6/24/16, 9/4/16, 3/9/16, 4/24/16. ROYAL POUCH BAG ROASTED UNSALTED SUNFLOWER KERNELS 11 OZ (312 G), UPC 034952571349, Item # 119586. 11/2/16, 11/24/16, 12/28/16, 1/20/17,2/12/17, 5/20/16, 2/15/16, 9/2/16, 4/6/16, 8/6/16, 5/5/16, 7/12/16, 9/18/16, 2/6/16, 3/10/16, 3/18/16. Item #117739, 760 CT 12 OZ SUNFLOWER KERNEL, UPC 34952136166. 1/20/17, 1/25/17, 1/27/17, 2/4/17.