Sunflower Kernels packaged in the following brands and sizes recalled over Listeria risk

Recall date

May 3, 2016

Source

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

Official notice title

Treehouse Foods recalls Sunflower Kernels packaged in the following brands and sizes: UPC 041498206680, Southern Grove Roasted and Salted Sunfl…

Recall number

F-2405-2016

FDA classification

Class I

Brand / firm

Treehouse Foods

Sold / distributed

US: AL, AZ, AR, CA, CO, CT, FL, IL, IN, IA, KS,KY, LA, ME, MD, MA, MI, MN, MS, MO, NE, NV, NM, NY, NC,ND, OH, OK, OR, PA,SC, TN, TX, UT, VA, WA, WI, WY. OUS: HONDURAS, NICARAGUA, CHILE.

Why it was recalled

TreeHouse Foods is recalling products that may be impacted by sunflower seeds 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

Sunflower Kernels packaged in the following brands and sizes: UPC 041498206680, Southern Grove Roasted and Salted Sunflower Kernels, Best by/Date: 3/1/2017, 3/2/2017, 2/28/2017, 3/15/2017,3/28/2017, 4/29/2017 . UPC 071725727497, Natures Harvest Roasted and Salted Sunflower Kernels, Best by/Date: 11/25/2016, 12/4/2016, 3/1/2017, 12/19/2016,12/20/2016, 12/25/2016, 1/2/2017, 1/3/2017, 1/16/2017, 1/20/17 . USPC 883967300013, Smart Sense Roasted and Salted Sunflower Kernels, Best by/Date: 3/4/2017. USPC 050428353240, Gold Emblem Roasted and Salted Sunflower Kernels, Best by/Date: 11/27/2016, 1/14/2017. USPC 883967300013, Smart Sense Roasted Salted Sunflower Kernels, Best by/Date: 3/16/2017.