FDA Food Recalls

Recalls / Class I

Class IF-2311-2016

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

BLAIN'S FARM & FLEET SUNFLOWER KERNEL 2 OZ (57 g), UPC 034952818949, Item # 670547. 10/5/16, 11/25/16, 3/3/16, 5/6/16, 7/23/16, 3/10/16. BLAIN'S FARM & FLEET SUNFLOWER KERNELS 16 OZ , 1 lb(454 g), UPC 034952813661, Item # 637413. 10/4/16, 10/18/16, 10/19/16, 11/22/16, 12/1/16, 12/30/16, 1/13/17, 1/18/17, 1/20/17, 2/4/17, 2/22/16, 9/1/16, 2/28/16, 6/15/16, 6/15/16, 8/9/16, 7/6/16, 9/14/16, 5/24/16, 2/20/16, 4/20/16, 5/5/16, 7/19/16, 3/29/16. EILLIEN'S 10 OZ (284 g) SUNFLOWER KERNELS, UPC 034952131581, Item 202358. 9/29/16, 11/10/16, 12/9/16, 1/4/17, 2/5/17, 6/21/16, 2/15/16, 3/19/16, 4/9/16, 4/15/16, 5/13/16, 5/27/16, 9/2/16. EILLIEN'S 12 OZ (340 g) SUNFLOWER KERNELS, UPC 034952571103, Item # 128884. 10/28/16, 6/3/16, 9/16/16. Item # 800323: 9/22/16, 10/4/16, 10/19/16, 10/27/16, 11/22/16, 12/1/16, 12/15/16, 12/30/16, 1/5/17, 1/20/17, 1/25/17, 2/4/17, 5/18/16, 5/18/16, 9/1/16, 2/28/16, 3/24/16, 3/24/16, 3/30/16, 5/20/16, 2/7/16, 8/30/16, 3/3/16, 4/6/16, 6/1/16, 2/20/16, 6/22/16, 6/22/16, 8/3/16, 5/5/16, 6/8/16, 6/29/16, 7/19/16, 8/5/16, 8/21/16, 7/20/16, EILLIEN'S 14 OZ (397 g), SUNFLOWER KERNELS, UPC 034952563481, Item # 304907. 9/29/16, 10/4/16, 10/4/16, 10/27/16, 12/1/16, 12/15/16, 1/25/17, 2/13/16, 9/1/16, 2/28/16, 3/30/16, 7/14/16, 6/11/16, 4/30/16, 3/3/16, 5/24/16, 2/20/16, 4/20/16, 4/28/16, 6/22/16, 6/22/16, 7/23/16, 8/3/16. Item #: 1/13/17, 2/15/16. EILLIEN'S SUNFLOWER KERNEL TRAY 13 OZ (369 g), UPC 034952572711, Item # 204339. 6/29/16, 7/18/16, 8/10/16, 8/23/16, 9/9/16, 9/30/16, 9/30/16,10/19/16,11/9/16, 11/10/16,4/16/16,1/29/16,3/11/16,1/15/16,1/1/16,11/21/15, 6/16/16, 1/20/16,12/9/15, 6/9/16, 11/8/15, 5/17/16, 5/17/16, 4/8/16. EILLIEN'S SUNFLOWER KERNELS 4 OZ (113 g), UPC 034952006094, Item # 200188. 10/20/16, 10/26/16, 12/3/16, 12/31/16, 1/27/17, 2/9/17, 2/16/17, 7/16/16, 2/5/16, 5/11/16, 2/7/16, 3/4/16, 3/17/16, 3/23/16, 4/2/16, 4/14/16, 5/19/16, 5/28/16, 6/11/16, 6/24/16, 7/6/16, 7/9/16, 9/4/16. HOLIDAY SNACKTIME SUNFLOWER KERNEL 12 OZ (340 g), UPC 041282995349. 11/17/16, 11/18/16, 12/10/16, 12/28/16, 12/30/16, 12/31/16, 12/31/16, 1/25/17, 2/22/16, 2/28/16, 3/17/16, 4/15/16, 2/12/16, 9/14/16, 3/26/16, 3/3/16, 5/24/16, 2/20/16, 7/12/16, 2/8/16. MILL'S FLEET FARM SUNFLOWER KERNELS 16 OZ , 1 lb(454 g), UPC 034952363821, Item # 600346. 10/11/16, 10/11/16, 12/1/16, 12/8/16, 12/15/16, 12/15/16, 12/30/16, 1/6/17, 2/16/17, 5/18/16, 9/1/16, 8/9/16, 8/9/16, 4/2/16, 2/15/16, 3/5/16, 3/26/16, 2/20/16, 5/5/16, 5/7/16, 6/8/16, 6/29/16, 7/19/16. MILL'S FLEET FARM SUNFLOWER KERNELS 6.75OZ (191 g), UPC 034952365511, Item # 609563. 11/17/16, 1/20/17, 2/16/17, 4/1/16, 4/30/16, 6/17/16, 8/13/16. URGE SUNFLOWER KERNELS 5 OZ (142 g), UPC 039779010484, Item # 618124. 10/11/16, 10/18/16, 12/2/16, 1/12/17, 2/22/16, 2/22/16, 7/16/16, 3/17/16, 6/17/16, 5/1/16, 6/3/16, 7/7/16, 2/29/16, 7/29/16, 6/8/16, 8/20/16, 2/8/16, 2/6/16, 5/3/16, 7/22/16, 8/25/16. Item #117739, 760 CT 12 OZ SUNFLOWER KERNEL, UPC 34952136166. 1/20/17, 1/25/17, 1/27/17, 2/4/17.

Type
Food
Affected lot / code info
Best By Date: 10/5/16, 11/25/16, 3/3/16, 5/6/16, 7/23/16, 3/10/16. 10/4/16, 10/18/16, 10/19/16, 11/22/16, 12/1/16, 12/30/16, 1/13/17, 1/18/17, 1/20/17, 2/4/17, 2/22/16, 9/1/16, 2/28/16, 6/15/16, 6/15/16, 8/9/16, 7/6/16, 9/14/16, 5/24/16, 2/20/16, 4/20/16, 5/5/16, 7/19/16, 3/29/16. 9/29/16, 11/10/16, 12/9/16, 1/4/17, 2/5/17, 6/21/16, 2/15/16, 3/19/16, 4/9/16, 4/15/16, 5/13/16, 5/27/16, 9/2/16. 10/28/16, 6/3/16, 9/16/16. 800323: 9/22/16, 10/4/16, 10/19/16, 10/27/16, 11/22/16, 12/1/16, 12/15/16, 12/30/16, 1/5/17, 1/20/17, 1/25/17, 2/4/17, 5/18/16, 5/18/16, 9/1/16, 2/28/16, 3/24/16, 3/24/16, 3/30/16, 5/20/16, 2/7/16, 8/30/16, 3/3/16, 4/6/16, 6/1/16, 2/20/16, 6/22/16, 6/22/16, 8/3/16, 5/5/16, 6/8/16, 6/29/16, 7/19/16, 8/5/16, 8/21/16, 7/20/16, 9/29/16, 10/4/16, 10/4/16, 10/27/16, 12/1/16, 12/15/16, 1/25/17, 2/13/16, 9/1/16, 2/28/16, 3/30/16, 7/14/16, 6/11/16, 4/30/16, 3/3/16, 5/24/16, 2/20/16, 4/20/16, 4/28/16, 6/22/16, 6/22/16, 7/23/16, 8/3/16. Item #: 1/13/17, 2/15/16. 6/29/16, 7/18/16, 8/10/16, 8/23/16, 9/9/16, 9/30/16, 9/30/16,10/19/16,11/9/16, 11/10/16,4/16/16,1/29/16,3/11/16,1/15/16,1/1/16,11/21/15, 6/16/16, 1/20/16,12/9/15, 6/9/16, 11/8/15, 5/17/16, 5/17/16, 4/8/16. 10/20/16, 10/26/16, 12/3/16, 12/31/16, 1/27/17, 2/9/17, 2/16/17, 7/16/16, 2/5/16, 5/11/16, 2/7/16, 3/4/16, 3/17/16, 3/23/16, 4/2/16, 4/14/16, 5/19/16, 5/28/16, 6/11/16, 6/24/16, 7/6/16, 7/9/16, 9/4/16. 11/17/16, 11/18/16, 12/10/16, 12/28/16, 12/30/16, 12/31/16, 12/31/16, 1/25/17, 2/22/16, 2/28/16, 3/17/16, 4/15/16, 2/12/16, 9/14/16, 3/26/16, 3/3/16, 5/24/16, 2/20/16, 7/12/16, 2/8/16. 10/11/16, 10/11/16, 12/1/16, 12/8/16, 12/15/16, 12/15/16, 12/30/16, 1/6/17, 2/16/17, 5/18/16, 9/1/16, 8/9/16, 8/9/16, 4/2/16, 2/15/16, 3/5/16, 3/26/16, 2/20/16, 5/5/16, 5/7/16, 6/8/16, 6/29/16, 7/19/16. 11/17/16, 1/20/17, 2/16/17, 4/1/16, 4/30/16, 6/17/16, 8/13/16. 10/11/16, 10/18/16, 12/2/16, 1/12/17, 2/22/16, 2/22/16, 7/16/16, 3/17/16, 6/17/16, 5/1/16, 6/3/16, 7/7/16, 2/29/16, 7/29/16, 6/8/16, 8/20/16, 2/8/16, 2/6/16, 5/3/16, 7/22/16, 8/25/16. 1/20/17, 1/25/17, 1/27/17, 2/4/17.
Quantity
62,229 cases total for all products.

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.

Recalling firm

Firm
Eillien's Candies, Inc.
Notification channel
Letter
Type
Voluntary: Firm initiated
Address
1301 Waube Ln, Green Bay, Wisconsin 54304-5655

Distribution

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

Timeline

Recall initiated
2016-05-23
FDA classified
2016-09-16
Posted by FDA
2016-09-28
Terminated
2017-03-30
Status
Terminated

Source: openFDA Food Enforcement endpoint. Recall record F-2311-2016. The FDA issues recall classifications as health-hazard assessments, not legal findings.