The Recall Desk
HighFDA (Food)·F-1196-2015·Announced 2015-02-18

Freeland Foods Recalls Organic Sunflower Seeds Due to Salmonella

Freeland Foods is recalling Go Raw 100% Organic Sunflower Seeds because CFIA detected Salmonella in the product.

What this means for you

Real risk of harm even if no illness or injury has been reported yet. Stop using the product and follow the agency's guidance.

Our severity reasoning: The recall involves a high-risk pathogen (Salmonella) without reported illness, which corresponds to a severity score of 3 (High) per the rubric.

Plain-English summary

Freeland Foods Inc. is recalling Go Raw 100% Organic Sunflower Seeds, 1 lb (454 g) bags, due to a positive finding of Salmonella. The recall involves 740 cases (6 x 1 lb. cases per bag) with the code "Enjoy before August 22, 2015 R5". The product was distributed nationwide and to one customer in Canada through distributors and internet sales.

The Center for Food Safety and Applied Nutrition (CFIA) notified the firm of the positive Salmonella finding in this product, as well as in Go Raw Spicy Seed Mix. The source text does not report any illnesses or injuries associated with this recall.

Consumers who have purchased this product should stop using it and return it to the place of purchase or contact the manufacturer for instructions.

The recalled product

Product
Go Raw 100% Organic Sunflower Seeds; Net Wt. 1 lb (454 g) USDA Organic UPC 8 59888 00009 7 Ingredients: Sprouted Organic Sunflower seeds, Celtic Sea Salt. All Handmade by Freeland Foods Mountain View, CA 94040

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 (2)

  • lot number: "Enjoy before August 22
  • 2015 R5

Distribution

Distributed nationwide across the United States.

Part of a larger recall action

This product is one of 2 recalled by Freeland Foods Inc. 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.

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Same manufacturer · Freeland Foods Inc.

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