The Recall Desk
Agency classClass IOur severity:CriticalFDA (Food)·F-1428-2016·Announced 2016-06-15

Rucker's Recalls Uncle Buck's Trail Mix Due to Listeria Risk

Rucker's Wholesale & Service Co. is recalling Uncle Buck's Sweet & Salty trail mix because an ingredient may be contaminated with Listeria monocytogenes.

The agency’s classification

FDA (Food): Class I

Class I is a situation in which there is a reasonable probability that the use of or exposure to a violative product will cause serious adverse health consequences or death.

This is the agency’s own classification, taken from its notice. The severity score below is our assessment, not the agency’s. How recall classes work

What this means for you

Our assessment, not the agency’s: severity 5/5 (Critical).

Highest-severity recall. The hazard can cause serious injury or death. Stop using the product now and follow the agency's instructions.

Our severity reasoning: The source text explicitly identifies the agency classification as Class I, which mandates a severity score of 5 according to the rubric.

Plain-English summary

Rucker's Wholesale & Service Co., Inc. is voluntarily recalling 672 bags of Uncle Buck's Sweet & Salty trail mix. The product is packaged in clear 3 oz plastic bags with green and orange labels featuring yellow and black writing. The specific item number is 7339 and the UPC is 752545073390. The recall is limited to bags with best by codes 031417 and 041817.

The recall is being conducted because an ingredient in the trail mix may be contaminated with Listeria monocytogenes. The FDA has classified this recall as Class I, which indicates a reasonable probability that the use of, or exposure to, the violative product may cause serious adverse health consequences or death.

The affected product was shipped to Bass Pro Shops across the United States. Consumers who have purchased this specific trail mix should stop using it immediately and contact the retailer or the recalling firm for instructions on disposal or return.

The recalled product

Product
labled in part "Uncle Buck's Sweet & Salty trail mix" packaged in a clear 3 oz plastic bag with attached green and orange label with yellow and black writing. item number: 7339, UPC # 752545073390.
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)

  • best by codes 031417 & 041817

Distribution

Distribution scope not specified by the agency.

Same manufacturer · Rucker's Wholesale & Service Co., Inc.

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