Class IF-2425-2016

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

UPC 071725748010, Sunflower Seeds Roasted and Salted, Best By/Date Code: 11/27/2016. UPC 007172524140, Amport Roasted and Salted Sunflower Seeds, Best By/Date Code:11/26/2016. 639277348319,Naturally Select Roasted and Salted Sunflower Seed, Best By/Date Code: 3/1/2017. UPC 071725241351, Amport Foods Sunflower Seeds Roasted & Salted, Best By/Date Code:12/3/2016,12/26/2016, 12/12/2016 . UPC 071725748010, Amport Foods Sunflower Seeds Roasted & Salted, Best By/Date Code:12/31/2016,12/26/2016, 1/14/2017 . UPC 071725241405, Amport Foods Sunflower Seeds Roasted & Salted, Best By/Date Code:1/7/2017 .

Type: Food
Affected lot / code info: Best By/Date Code: 11/26/2016, 11/27/2016, .1/7/2017, 1/14/2017, 3/1/17, 12/31/2016, 12/26/2016, 12/12/2016, 12/3/2016.
Quantity: 92,865 cases for all products

Why it was recalled

TreeHouse Foods is recalling products that may be impacted by sunflower seeds contaminated with Listeria monocytogenes.

Recalling firm

Firm: Treehouse Foods
Notification channel: Telephone
Type: Voluntary: Firm initiated
Address: 2021 Spring Rd Ste 600, N/A, Oak Brook, Illinois 60523-1860

Distribution

Distribution pattern: US: AL, AZ, AR, CA, CO, CT, FL, IL, IN, IA, KS,KY, LA, ME, MD, MA, MI, MN, MS, MO, NE, NV, NM, NY, NC,ND, OH, OK, OR, PA,SC, TN, TX, UT, VA, WA, WI, WY. OUS: HONDURAS, NICARAGUA, CHILE.

Timeline

Recall initiated: 2016-05-03
FDA classified: 2016-09-30
Posted by FDA: 2016-10-12
Terminated: 2017-08-15
Status: Terminated

Source: openFDA Food Enforcement endpoint. Recall record F-2425-2016. The FDA issues recall classifications as health-hazard assessments, not legal findings.