C.J. Dannemiller Recalls Sunflower Kernels for Listeria Risk
C.J. Dannemiller Company is recalling roasted and salted sunflower kernels due to a possible risk of Listeria monocytogenes contamination.
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 agency classification is FDA Class I, which mandates a severity score of 5 according to the rubric.
Plain-English summary
C.J. Dannemiller Company, Inc. is recalling 30-pound boxes of roasted and salted sunflower kernels. The recall was initiated under the direction of the firm's supplier due to a possible risk that the product contains Listeria monocytogenes.
The affected product is packed in 30 lbs. corrugated boxes with a poly liner. The boxes are labeled "SUNFLOWER KRNLS" and list ingredients as Sunflower Kernels, Peanut Oil, and Salt. The recall includes 823 boxes of salted kernels and 253 boxes of no-salt kernels. Specific manufacturing dates and lot numbers are detailed in the agency's structured data, with initial recalls occurring in May 2016 and an expanded recall in June 2016.
The product was distributed in Arkansas, Colorado, Florida, Iowa, Indiana, Kentucky, Michigan, New York, Ohio, Pennsylvania, South Dakota, Virginia, Wisconsin, and West Virginia. Consumers should check their pantries for these specific boxes and dispose of them or return them to the place of purchase.
The recalled product
- Product
- The sunflower kernels roasted and salted were packed in a 30 lbs. corrugated box with a poly liner with the following labeling: Roasted and Salted 30 lbs brown cardboard box labeled "SUNFLOWER KRNLS", "INGREDIENTS: Sunflower Kernels, Peanut Oil, Salt" "NET WT. 30 LBS.…
- Manufacturer
- C.J. Dannemiller Company, Inc.
- Category
- Food — Nuts and Seeds
- 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 (4)
- The following codes were recalled on May 20th
- 03/21/16
- 03/28/16
- 04/11/16 04/18/16 and 04/25/16. The following codes were recalled on June 6th
Distribution
Part of a larger recall action
This product is one of 2 recalled by C.J. Dannemiller Company, 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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