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.
What this means for you
Highest-severity recall. Risk of serious injury or death is documented or strongly suspected. Stop using the product now and follow the agency's instructions.
Our severity reasoning: The agency classification is FDA Class I, which mandates a severity score of 5 according to the rubric.
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 occurred on May 31, 2016, to include product produced at the Crookston, MN facility, with production dates from May 31, 2015, through January 31, 2016.
The distribution of the affected products includes Arizona, California, Colorado, Illinois, Indiana, Kentucky, Minnesota, North Carolina, North Dakota, New Hampshire, Ohio, Pennsylvania, South Dakota, Texas, Washington, and Wisconsin. The recall was further expanded to include Connecticut, Florida, Georgia, Iowa, Kansas, Louisiana, Massachusetts, Michigan, New Jersey, New York, and Oregon. International distribution includes Canada, Guatemala, Great Britain, and Mexico.
Consumers should check their pantries for these products and stop using them if they match the described production dates and facility information. The specific product listed in the metadata is Navitas Naturals Superfood MACA Sweet Maple maca Nut Bar, 1.4 oz., UPC 11961-02024, Lot # 80316053, distributed by Navitas Naturals in Novato, CA.
The recalled product
- Product
- 2nd EXPANSION 5/31/2016 Navitas Naturals, Superfood MACA, Sweet Maple maca Nut Bar, 1.4 oz., UPC 11961-02024 Distributed by Navitas Naturals, Novato, CA 94948.
- Manufacturer
- SunOpta Food and Grain, Inc.
- Category
- Food — Sunflower Kernels
- Hazard
- Affected units
- 343
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# 80316053
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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