Aurora Products Recalls Walnuts Due to Salmonella Risk
Aurora Products, Inc. is voluntarily recalling approximately 23,757 pounds of walnuts in various retail brands due to a potential Salmonella contamination risk.
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 recall is classified as FDA Class I, which indicates a reasonable probability that the use of or exposure to the violative product will cause serious adverse health consequences or death. Additionally, the hazard involves Salmonella, a high-risk pathogen.
Plain-English summary
Aurora Products, Inc. is voluntarily recalling approximately 23,757 pounds of walnuts due to a potential Salmonella contamination risk. The recall includes multiple retail brands and package sizes, such as America Choice, Aurora, Belmont Market, Ernest Klein, Food Emporium Brand Products, and others. The affected products are identified by specific UPC codes and a "Best if used by" date range of October 29, 2015, to December 7, 2015.
The recalled walnuts were shipped to distributors in New York, Connecticut, New Hampshire, Rhode Island, Massachusetts, California, Maryland, Maine, Minnesota, and Pennsylvania, as well as nationwide through retail stores. The product was also distributed to Winners, HomeSense, and Marshalls stores in Canada and in Bermuda.
Consumers who have purchased these products should check their pantries for the specific brands and UPC codes listed in the recall notice. If the product is found, consumers should stop using it and follow the instructions provided by the recalling firm or the FDA for disposal or return.
The recalled product
- Product
- Walnuts: America Choice, 12 oz. Plastic Pouch, UPC: 75480779049; Aurora , 6.5 oz. Plastic Cup, UPC: 65585200097; Aurora, 14.0 oz. Plastic Tub, UPC: 65585200070; Aurora, Bulk, NO UPC; Aurora, 4.0 oz. Plastic Pouch, UPC: 65585200490; Aurora, 12.0 oz. Plastic Pouch, UPC…
- Manufacturer
- Aurora Products, Inc.
- Category
- Food — Nuts
- 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 (1)
- Best if used by date range: 10/29/15 12/7/15
Distribution
Part of a larger recall action
This product is one of 12 recalled by Aurora Products, 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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