The Recall Desk
SevereFDA (Food)·F-0726-2017·Announced 2016-12-28

Woodland Foods Recalls Salt-Free Roasted Sunflower Seeds for Listeria Risk

Woodland Foods is recalling D'Allesandro Salt-Free Roasted Sunflower Seeds due to potential Listeria contamination. The product was distributed to food distributors in 26 states.

What this means for you

Illness, injury, or structural failure has been reported. Stop using the product immediately and contact the manufacturer for a refund or repair.

Our severity reasoning: The recall is classified as FDA Class I, which indicates a reasonable probability that the use of or exposure to the violative product will cause serious adverse health consequences or death. Additionally, Listeria is a high-risk pathogen.

Plain-English summary

Woodland Foods is voluntarily recalling D'Allesandro Salt-Free Roasted Sunflower Seeds because the product is potentially contaminated with Listeria. The sunflower seeds were purchased from SunOpta and packaged into plastic bags placed in cardboard boxes. The product was available in 5 lb and 40 lb boxes.

The recall involves 450 lbs of product. The affected items were distributed to U.S. food distributors located in California, Colorado, Florida, Georgia, Iowa, Illinois, Indiana, Kansas, Kentucky, Louisiana, Massachusetts, Maryland, Michigan, Missouri, Nebraska, New Jersey, New York, Ohio, Oklahoma, Pennsylvania, Tennessee, Texas, Utah, Washington, and Wisconsin. Specific lot codes are listed in the official recall notice.

Consumers who have purchased this product should check their pantries for the specific lot codes listed in the FDA recall notice. If the product is found, consumers should discard it or return it to the place of purchase. Listeria is a bacteria that can cause serious illness, particularly in pregnant women, newborns, older adults, and people with weakened immune systems.

The recalled product

Product
Product is packaged into a plastic bag and placed into cardboard box. Product is labeled as "D'ALLESANDRO SALT-FREE ROASTED SUNFLOWER SEEDS". Product was packaged into 5 & 40 lb boxes.
Manufacturer
Woodland Foods
Hazard

Is your product affected?

Check your packaging against the codes below. If any of them match, the product is part of this recall.

Lot numbers (20)

  • 803161
  • 803267
  • 810659
  • 811261
  • 811968
  • 812184
  • 813248
  • 818596
  • 818609
  • 818831
  • 818835
  • 820864
  • 821464
  • 821942
  • 822822
  • 823127
  • 825272
  • 829957
  • 831153
  • 831208

Distribution

Part of a larger recall action

This product is one of 6 recalled by Woodland Foods under a single FDA (Food) recall action. The agency files each product separately, so the size of the action is not visible from this page alone.

See all 6 products in this recall →