Eillien's Candies Recalls Raisin and Nut Products Due to Listeria Risk
Eillien's Candies is recalling specific Raisin & Nut products because sunflower kernels may be contaminated with Listeria monocytogenes. No illnesses have been reported.
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 classified this recall as Class I — 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. On that classification alone this is scored Severe; a score of Critical is reserved for recalls where a death or serious injury was reported. The agency gives the reason as: "Eillien's Candies was notified by Sunopta, an ingredient supplier that the sunflower kernels may be contaminated with Listeria monocytogenes. In turn Eillien's in recalling a number of products manufactured with Roasted Salted Sunflower…"
Plain-English summary
Eillien's Candies, Inc. is recalling Holiday Pantry Raisin & Nut products (9 oz, UPC 041282995424, Item # 130476) because the sunflower kernels used in the manufacturing process may be contaminated with Listeria monocytogenes. The recall was initiated after the ingredient supplier, Sunopta, notified Eillien's Candies of the potential contamination in Roasted Salted and Roasted Unsalted Sunflower Kernels.
The recall covers 62,229 cases of the affected products. These items were distributed in Illinois, Iowa, Michigan, Minnesota, New York, North Dakota, Oklahoma, South Dakota, Texas, and Wisconsin. The affected products have various "Best By" dates ranging from February 2016 to December 2016.
To date, there have been no reported illnesses associated with these products. Consumers who have purchased these items should check their pantries for the specific UPC and item number listed above and dispose of the product or return it to the place of purchase.
The recalled product
- Product
- HOLIDAY PANTRY, RAISIN & NUT , NET WT. 9 OZ(255 G), UPC: 041282995424, Item # 130476.
- Manufacturer
- Eillien's Candies, Inc.
- Category
- Food — Candy / Confectionery
- Hazard
- Affected units
- 62,229
Distribution
Part of a larger recall action
This product is one of 15 recalled by Eillien's Candies, 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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