Recalls / Class I
Class IF-2432-2016
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 041498206765, Southern Grove Roasted & Unsalted Sunflower Kernels, Best By/Date Code: 4/28/2016, 3/1/2017, 3/14/2017,3/28/2017 . UPC 071725727503, Nature's Harvest Sunflower Kernels Roasted & Unsalted, Best By/Date Code: 11/25/2016, 11/26/2016, 12/4/2016, 12/18/2016, 12/23/2016, 1/2/2017, 1/14/2017, 1/15/2017.
- Type
- Food
- Affected lot / code info
- Best By/Date Code: 4/28/2016, 3/1/2017, 3/14/2017,3/28/2017, 11/25/2016, 11/26/2016, 12/4/2016, 12/18/2016, 12/23/2016, 1/2/2017, 1/14/2017, 1/15/2017.
- 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-2432-2016. The FDA issues recall classifications as health-hazard assessments, not legal findings.