Kroger SALTED SUNFLOWER KERNELS INGREDIENTS: SUNFLOWER KERNELS recalled over Listeria risk

Recall date

May 19, 2016

Source

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

Official notice title

The Kroger Co recalls Kroger SALTED SUNFLOWER KERNELS 6 oz (170g) INGREDIENTS: SUNFLOWER KERNELS, COTTONSEED AND/OR SUNFLOWER OILS, SALT. DIS…

Recall number

F-1677-2016

FDA classification

Class I

Brand / firm

The Kroger Co

Sold / distributed

Product was shipped to the following states: AL, AR, AZ, CA, CO, GA, ID, IL, IN, KS, KY, LA, MI, MO, MS, MT, NC, NE, NM, NV, OH, SC, TN, TX, UT, VA, WV & WY.

Why it was recalled

The firm was notified by their supplier that they are expanding their recall and the product may be contaminated with Listeria monocytogenes.

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

Kroger SALTED SUNFLOWER KERNELS 6 oz (170g) INGREDIENTS: SUNFLOWER KERNELS, COTTONSEED AND/OR SUNFLOWER OILS, SALT. DISTRIBUTED BY THE KROGER CO CINCINNATI, OHIO 45202 UPC 0 11110 61877 1