SunOpta Recalls Sunflower Kernel Products for Listeria Contamination Risk
SunOpta is recalling sunflower kernel products due to potential Listeria monocytogenes contamination. The recall has been expanded to include additional production dates and 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 minimum severity score of 4 per the rubric. Additionally, Listeria monocytogenes is a high-risk pathogen.
Plain-English summary
SunOpta Food and Grain, Inc. is recalling sunflower kernel products that have the potential to be contaminated with Listeria monocytogenes. The recall was expanded on May 18, 2016, to include roasted sunflower kernel products with 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 affected products are distributed in multiple states, including AR, CA, CO, IL, IN, KY, MN, NC, ND, NH, OH, PA, SD, TX, WA, and WI. Additional states added during expansions include CT, FL, GA, IA, KS, LA, MA, MI, NJ, NY, OR, MD, MT, OK, and VA. The products are also distributed in Canada, Guatemala, Great Britain, and Mexico.
Consumers should check their pantries for these specific products and stop using them if they match the recalled production dates. SunOpta is the recalling firm for this action.
The recalled product
- Product
- 2nd EXPANSION 5/31/2016 Navitas Naturals, Superfood HEMP, Creamy Peanut, hemp Nut Bar, 1.4 oz., UPC 11961-02030 Distributed by Navitas Naturals, Novato, CA 94948.
- Manufacturer
- SunOpta Food and Grain, Inc.
- Category
- Food — Sunflower Kernels
- Hazard
- Affected units
- 366
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# 80316054
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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