The Recall Desk
CriticalFDA (Food)·F-0730-2017·Announced 2016-12-28

Woodland Foods Recalls Sunflower Seeds for Listeria Contamination

Woodland Foods is recalling Di Bruno Bros Roasted & Salted Sunflower Seeds due to potential Listeria contamination. The product was distributed to food distributors in 25 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 FDA has classified this recall as Class I, which per the rubric mandates a severity score of 5 (Critical) regardless of other factors, as it indicates a reasonable probability of serious adverse health consequences or death.

Plain-English summary

Woodland Foods is voluntarily recalling Di Bruno Bros Roasted & Salted Sunflower Seeds because the product is potentially contaminated with Listeria. The sunflower seeds were purchased from SunOpta. The product is packaged in a plastic bag and placed in a cardboard box, labeled as "DI BRUNO BROS ROASTED & SALTED SUNFLOWER E SEEDS." The recall involves 9 lbs (2 cases of 4.5 lbs) of product.

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 901485.

Consumers who have purchased this product should stop using it and contact Woodland Foods for further instructions. The FDA has classified this as a Class I recall, which is the most serious type of recall, indicating a reasonable probability that the use of or exposure to the violative product will cause serious adverse health consequences or death.

The recalled product

Product
Product is packaged into a plastic bag and placed into cardboard box. Product is labeled as "DI BRUNO BROS ROASTED & SALTED SUNFLOWER E SEEDS".
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)

  • 901485

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 →