Rucker's Sweet N Salty Trail Mix Recalled for Listeria Contamination
Rucker's Wholesale & Service Co. is recalling 20,184 bags of Uncle Buck's Sweet N Salty trail mix because sunflower kernels are 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 FDA has classified this recall as Class I, which meets the rubric criteria for a Critical severity score.
Plain-English summary
Rucker's Wholesale & Service Co., Inc. is recalling 20,184 bags of HC SWEET N SALTY 3oz trail mix. The product is packaged in clear bags with an attached brown, green, and yellow label that reads "Uncle Buck's Sweet N Salty trail mix" and carries UPC 752545073390. The affected bags have 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 FDA has classified this recall as Class I, which is the most serious type of recall.
The product was distributed to 70 retail stores nationwide and was also shipped to firms in Canada. Consumers who have this product should stop using it and contact the recalling firm for instructions on disposal or return.
The recalled product
- Product
- HC SWEET N SALTY 3oz packaged in clear bags with attached brown, green, and yellow label that reads in part " Uncle Buck's Sweet N Salty trail mix" UPC 752545073390
- Manufacturer
- Rucker's Wholesale & Service Co., Inc.
- Category
- Food — Trail Mix
- Hazard
- Affected units
- 20,184
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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