FDA Food Recalls

Recalls / Class I

Class IF-2321-2016

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

Eillien's Cranberry Sesame Sunflower Kernel Mix, Net WT 14 oz (397 g), UPC 034952586572, Item # 698274. 10/22/16. Item #512236, WIP EIL CRAN SESAME KERN MX25#, 512236. 6/21/16, 8/11/16

Type
Food
Affected lot / code info
Best By Date 10/22/16, 6/21/16, 8/11/16
Quantity
62,229 cases for total 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-2321-2016. The FDA issues recall classifications as health-hazard assessments, not legal findings.

Class I food recall: Eillien's Cranberry Sesame Sunflower Kernel Mix, Net WT 14 oz (397 g), UPC 034952586572, Item # 6982… · FDA Food Recalls