SunOpta Recalls Roasted Sunflower Kernels for Listeria Contamination Risk
SunOpta is recalling specific roasted sunflower kernel products due to potential Listeria monocytogenes contamination. The recall covers multiple production dates and distribution states.
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 classification is FDA Class I, which mandates a severity score of at least 4 per the rubric. Additionally, Listeria monocytogenes is a high-risk pathogen.
Plain-English summary
SunOpta Food and Grain, Inc. is recalling roasted sunflower kernel products that have the potential to be contaminated with Listeria monocytogenes. The recall includes the 45 lb. box of Roasted No Salt Ranch Sunflower Kernel, specifically the 2nd Expansion dated 5/31/2016 with Lot # 8H5M25.
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, MN facility with production dates from May 31, 2015, through January 31, 2016. The total quantity involved in the 2nd Expansion is 8,266,463 lbs.
The affected products were distributed in AR, CA, CO, IL, IN, KY, MN, NC, ND, NH, OH, PA, SD, TX, WA, WI, CT, FL, GA, IA, KS, LA, MA, MI, NJ, NY, OR, MD, MT, OK, and VA. The products were also distributed to Canada, Guatemala, Great Britain, and Mexico. Consumers should check their pantries for these specific products and dispose of them or return them to the place of purchase.
The recalled product
- Product
- 2nd EXPANSION 5/31/2016 Roasted No Salt Ranch Sunflower Kernel, 45 lb. box. Product of USA, Manufactured by SunOpta, Crookston, MN
- Manufacturer
- SunOpta Food and Grain, Inc.
- Category
- Food — Snacks / 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)
- 2nd EXPANSION 5/31/2016 PLot#: 8H5M25
Distribution
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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