Rucker's Sweet N Salty Mix Recalled for Listeria Contamination
Rucker's Wholesale & Service Co. is recalling Sweet N Salty Mix bags due to Listeria monocytogenes contamination in the sunflower kernels.
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 minimum severity score of 5 per the rubric.
Plain-English summary
Rucker's Wholesale & Service Co., Inc. is recalling 1,344 bags of SWEET N SALTY MIX 7.5 oz. The product is packaged in a clear plastic bag with a brown and purple label and carries the UPC 052545013397. The recall covers products with best-by dates ranging from 062216 to 041817.
The recall was initiated because the sunflower kernels in the product are contaminated with Listeria monocytogenes, according to the original supplier, SunOpta. The affected product was distributed to 70 retail stores nationwide and was also shipped to firms in Canada.
Consumers who have purchased this product should check their pantries for the specific UPC and best-by dates listed above. If found, the product should be discarded or returned to the place of purchase.
The recalled product
- Product
- SWEET N SALTY MIX 7.5 oz. packaged in a clear plastic bag with brown and purple label with the UPC 052545013397
- Manufacturer
- Rucker's Wholesale & Service Co., Inc.
- Category
- Food — Snacks / Nuts
- Hazard
- Affected units
- 1,344
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 date 062216 to 041817
Distribution
Distributed nationwide across the United States.
Part of a larger recall action
This product is one of 8 recalled by Rucker's Wholesale & Service Co., 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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