The Recall Desk
Agency classClass IIOur severity:HighFDA (Food)·F-1434-2020·Announced 2020-09-16

Southern Grove Mixed Nuts Recalled for Undeclared Brazil Nuts

The Superior Nut Company is recalling Southern Grove Mixed Nuts because the product contains undeclared Brazil nuts, a potential allergen.

The agency’s classification

FDA (Food): Class II

Class II is a situation in which use of or exposure to a violative product may cause temporary or medically reversible adverse health consequences, or where the probability of serious adverse health consequences is remote.

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 3/5 (High).

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 allergen mislabeling on a common allergen (Brazil nuts), which corresponds to a High severity score per the rubric.

Plain-English summary

The Superior Nut Company, Inc. is recalling Southern Grove Mixed Nuts, Less Than 50% Peanuts, with Sea Salt. The recall is being issued because the product contains undeclared Brazil nuts. The affected product is a 14.75 oz (418g) package containing peanuts, almonds, cashews, hazelnuts, and pecans.

The recall involves 30,936 units of the product. The affected lot codes are 0MR105975, 0MR106051, 0MR106280, and 0MR106320. The best-by dates for these lots are 4/21/22, 4/22/22, 4/29/22, 06/30/22, and 07/01/22. The product was distributed in Connecticut, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, New York, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, and Vermont.

Consumers with this product should stop using it and contact the manufacturer for further instructions. Individuals with a Brazil nut allergy should be particularly cautious, as the allergen is not listed on the product label.

The recalled product

Product
SOUTHERN GROVE; MIXED NUTS; LESS THAN 50% PEANUTS; PEANUTS, ALMONDS, CASHEWS, HAZELNUTS, & PECANS; with Sea Salt; NET WT 14.75 OZ (418g); INGREDIENTS: PEANUTS, ALMONDS, CASHEWS, HAZELNUTS(FILBERTS), PECANS, PEANUT AND/OR COTTONSEED OIL, SEA SALT; CONTAINS: PEANUTS, TREE NUTS…
Affected units
30,936

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 (7)

  • Lot Codes: 0MR105975
  • 0MR106051
  • 0MR106280
  • 0MR106320. Best by dates: 4/21/22
  • 4/22/22
  • 4/29/22
  • 06/30/22 and 07/01/22 UPC: 4099100146189

Distribution

Distributed in 8 states:

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