Class IF-2313-2016

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

BULK - ROASTED & SALTED SUNFLOWER KERNELS 50#, UPC: 034952142440. No CODE. EILLIEN'S ROASTED & SALTED SUNFLOWER KERN 7 OZ (198 g) , UPC 034952575576 Item 800139. PIGGLY WIGGLY ROASTED &SALTED SUNFLOWER KERNELS 13 OZ(369 g), UPC 034952574159 Item # 669788.. Royal Snacks, Roasted & Salted Sunflower Kernels, Net WT 11 oz (312 g), UPC: 034952571356. PIGGLY WIGGLY, Roasted & Salted SUNFLOWER KERNEL , 14 OZ(397 g). UPC: 034952580945, Item # 691378. PIGGLY WIGGLY , Roasted & Salted SUNFLOWER KERNELS, 4 OZ(113 g), UPC: 034952579864, Item # 623645..

Type: Food
Affected lot / code info: Best By Date: 1/1/17, 1/21/17, 2/10/17, 1/13/17, 2/4/17, 2/16/17, 2/9/17,1/18/17, 2/11/17, 2/12/17, 1/19/17. 2/7/16, 2/6/16, 2/21/16, 2/14/16, 2/20/16, 2/21/16, 3/24/16, 3/4/16, 3/9/16, 4/22/16, 4/24/16, 4/13/16, 4/15/16, 4/6/16,4/20/16, 4/10/16, 5/1/16, 5/5/16, 5/11/16, 5/14/16,,, 5/26/16, 6/11/16,6/24/16, 6/29/16, 7/1/16, , 7/6/16, 8/17/16,8/9/16, 8/21/16 9/2/16, 9/4/16, 9/3/16, , 9/8/16, , 9/18/16, 9/29/16, 10/7/16, 10/18/16, 10/27/16, 11/15/16, 11/8/16, 11/22/16,11/24/16, 12/18/16, 12/1/16,12/16/16, , 12/23/16, 12/8/16, 12/1/16,12/23/16 .
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-2313-2016. The FDA issues recall classifications as health-hazard assessments, not legal findings.