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
- 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.