The Recall Desk
Agency classClass IOur severity:SevereFDA (Food)·F-1767-2016·Announced 2016-07-27

Garden Fresh Foods Recalls Sunflower Kernels in Salad Kits

Garden Fresh Foods is recalling sunflower kernels in specific salad kits due to potential Listeria monocytogenes contamination. No illnesses have been reported.

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 4/5 (Severe).

The hazard poses a serious risk of illness, injury, or structural failure. Stop using the product immediately and contact the manufacturer for a refund or repair.

Our severity reasoning: The agency classified this recall as Class I — 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. On that classification alone this is scored Severe; a score of Critical is reserved for recalls where a death or serious injury was reported. The agency gives the reason as: "Garden Fresh Foods Inc. is recalling 4oz individual packages of sunflower kernels that were included in three of their salad kits. The kernels were distributed by Eillien's Candies whose ingredient supplier, SunOpta, has stated may be…"

Plain-English summary

Garden Fresh Foods, Inc. is recalling 4-ounce individual packages of Eillien's Salted Sunflower Kernels that were included in three of their salad kits. The affected product is contained in Garden Fresh Foods Cool Breeze Salad Kit #2092, Net Wt 6.75 lbs. The recall involves 221 kits, each containing two individually sealed packages of sunflower kernels, for a total of 442 packages.

The recall is being issued because the ingredient supplier, SunOpta, stated that the kernels may be contaminated with Listeria monocytogenes. The kernels were distributed by Eillien's Candies. The affected packages have Use-By-Dates of 5/25, 5/26, 6/1, 6/3, 6/8, 6/12, 6/16, 6/19, and 6/22. The product was distributed in Michigan, Wisconsin, and Illinois.

There have been no reported illnesses to date. Consumers who have purchased these specific salad kits should check for the presence of the affected sunflower kernel packages and dispose of them or return them to the place of purchase.

The recalled product

Product
Eillien's Salted Sunflower Kernels Net WT 4 oz (113G) sealed in original plastic packaging and contained in Garden Fresh Foods, Cool Breeze Salad Kit #2092, Net Wt 6.75 lbs 3,06 kg, 0 01 11596 72092 7.
Manufacturer
Garden-Fresh Foods, Inc.
Category
Food — Salad Kit Components
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 (8)

  • Use-By-Dates
  • 5/25
  • 5/26
  • 6/1
  • 6/3
  • 6/8
  • 6/12. 6/16
  • 6/19 and 6/22.

Distribution

Distributed in 3 states:

Part of a larger recall action

This product is one of 3 recalled by Garden-Fresh Foods, 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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