Rucker's Sunflower Kernels Recalled for Listeria Contamination
Rucker's Wholesale & Service Co. is recalling 15,312 bags of Uncle Buck's Sunflower Kernels due to 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 FDA has classified this recall as Class I, which meets the rubric criteria for a Critical severity score (5).
Plain-English summary
Rucker's Wholesale & Service Co., Inc. is recalling 15,312 bags of 3-ounce Uncle Buck's Sunflower Kernels. The product is packaged in a clear plastic bag with a green, brown, and yellow label and carries the UPC code 752545070894. The recall covers products with best-by dates ranging from 071316 to 022917.
The recall was initiated because the sunflower kernels are contaminated with Listeria monocytogenes, according to the original supplier, SunOpta. The FDA has classified this as a Class I recall, indicating a reasonable probability that the use of, or exposure to, the violative product will cause serious adverse health consequences or death.
The affected product was distributed to 70 retail stores nationwide and was also shipped to firms in Canada. Consumers should check their pantries for this specific product and dispose of it or return it to the place of purchase.
The recalled product
- Product
- HC SUNFLOWER KERNEL 3 OZ. packaged in a clear plastic bag with attached green brown and yellow label that reads in part " Uncle Bucks Sunflower kernel" UPC code 752545070894
- Manufacturer
- Rucker's Wholesale & Service Co., Inc.
- Category
- Food — Nuts and Seeds
- Hazard
- Affected units
- 15,312
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 071316 to 022917
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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