FDA Food Recalls

Recalls / Class I

Class IF-1746-2016

Class I— FDA's most serious classification, issued when there is a reasonable probability that consumption of or exposure to the product will cause serious adverse health consequences or death.

Product

HC SUNFLOWER KERNEL 3 OZ. packaged in a clear plastic bag with attached green brown and yellow label that reads in part " Uncle Bucks Sunflower kernel" UPC code 752545070894

Type
Food
Affected lot / code info
best by date 071316 to 022917
Quantity
15,312 bags

Why it was recalled

Sunflower kernels in this product are contaminated with Listeria Monocytogenes per the original supplier, SunOpta.

Recalling firm

Firm
Rucker's Wholesale & Service Co., Inc.
Notification channel
E-Mail
Type
Voluntary: Firm initiated
Address
777th & State, N/A, Bridgeport, Illinois 62417-0277

Distribution

Distribution pattern
70 retail stores nationwide. Product was also shipped to canada firms. please see attached spread sheet for a full list of customers.

Timeline

Recall initiated
2016-06-08
FDA classified
2016-07-19
Posted by FDA
2016-07-27
Terminated
2018-02-27
Status
Terminated

Source: openFDA Food Enforcement endpoint. Recall record F-1746-2016. The FDA issues recall classifications as health-hazard assessments, not legal findings.