Severe FDA (Food)·F-2259-2016·Announced 2016-09-21

SunOpta Recalls Roasted Sunflower Kernels for Listeria Contamination Risk

SunOpta is recalling roasted sunflower kernel products due to potential Listeria monocytogenes contamination. The recall covers multiple package sizes distributed across the US and internationally.

What this means for you

Illness, injury, or structural failure has been reported. Stop using the product immediately and contact the manufacturer for a refund or repair.

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, Listeria monocytogenes is a high-risk pathogen.

Plain-English summary

SunOpta Food and Grain, Inc. is recalling roasted, not salted sunflower kernel products manufactured in Crookston, Minnesota. The recall is being conducted because the products have the potential to be contaminated with Listeria monocytogenes. The affected products include various package sizes, such as 5 lb boxes, 25 lb poly-lined paper bags, 45 lb vacuum-packed bags, 50 lb bags, and 2,000 lb totes.

The recall was expanded on May 18, 2016, to include production dates from February 20 to April 26, 2016. A second expansion on May 31, 2016, included product produced at the Crookston facility with production dates from May 31, 2015, through January 31, 2016. The total quantity of product involved increased from 422,900 lbs to 8,266,463 lbs following these expansions.

The products were distributed in numerous US states, including AR, CA, CO, IL, IN, KY, MN, NC, ND, NH, OH, PA, SD, TX, WA, and WI, with later expansions adding states such as CT, FL, GA, IA, KS, LA, MA, MI, NJ, NY, OR, MD, MT, OK, and VA. The products were also shipped to Canada, Guatemala, Great Britain, and Mexico. Consumers should check their lot numbers against the specific codes listed in the official recall notice and stop consuming the product if it matches the recalled lots.

The recalled product

Product: 1. Roasted Not Salted Sunflower Kernel, 5 lbs (2.25 kgs) box, Manufactured by SunOpta, Crookston, MN; 2. Roasted Not Salted Sunflower Kernels, 25 lbs (11.34 kgs) poly lined paper bag, Manufactured by SunOpta, Crookston, MN; 3. Roasted Not Salted SL-80 Sunflower Kernels, 45
Manufacturer: SunOpta Food and Grain, Inc.
Category: Food — Nuts / Seeds
Hazard: listeria

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 (20)

8F5M03
8H5M25
8I5M14
8J5M21
8K5M10
8L5M15. 25 lb. Plain Poly Bag Plot #: 8A6M04
8A6M11
8A6M26
8F5M24
8F5M25
8H5M04
8H5M26
8I5M09
8I5M21
8I5M28
8J5M06
8J5M26
8K5M02
8K5M09
8K5M17

Distribution

Distributed in 31 states:

Part of a larger recall action

This product is one of 16 recalled by SunOpta Food and Grain, 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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