The Recall Desk
CriticalFDA (Food)·F-0727-2017·Announced 2016-12-28

Woodland Foods Recalls Sunflower Seeds for Listeria Contamination

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

What this means for you

Highest-severity recall. Risk of serious injury or death is documented or strongly suspected. Stop using the product now and follow the agency's instructions.

Our severity reasoning: The agency classification is 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 recalling 299 lbs of D'Allesandro Roasted Salted Sunflower Seeds. The product is packaged in plastic bags and placed in 5 lb cardboard boxes. The recall is due to the potential for Listeria contamination in sunflower seeds purchased from SunOpta.

The affected product was 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. The product code is 911763.

Consumers who have this product in their possession should stop using it and contact Woodland Foods for further instructions. 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 ROASTED SALTED SUNFLOWER SEEDS ". Product was packaged into 5 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 (1)

  • 911763

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 →