Rucker's Makin Batch Candies Recalls Dollywood Trail Mix for Listeria Risk
Rucker's Makin Batch Candies is recalling Dollywood sweet and salty trail mix because sunflower kernels used in the product may be contaminated with Listeria monocytogenes.
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 5/5 (Critical).
Highest-severity recall. The hazard can cause serious injury or death. Stop using the product now and follow the agency's instructions.
Our severity reasoning: The agency classification is FDA Class I, which mandates a minimum severity score of 5 according to the rubric.
Plain-English summary
Rucker's Makin Batch Candies, Inc. is recalling 240 bags of Dollywood sweet and salty trail mix. The product is packaged in 11 oz clear plastic bags with a grey sticker label containing red lettering and bears UPC 490000503272. The recalled items have best by dates of 11-22-2016 and 1-6-2017.
The recall was initiated because sunflower kernels received from a supplier and used in the trail mix may be contaminated with Listeria monocytogenes. The firm shipped the product to one direct account.
Consumers who have this product should stop using it and contact the firm for further instructions.
The recalled product
- Product
- Labeled in part "Dollywood". Dollywood sweet and salty trail mix packaged in an 11 oz clear plastic bag with a grey sticker label containing red lettering. UPC 490000503272
- Manufacturer
- Rucker's Makin Batch Candies, Inc.
- Category
- Food — Snack Mix
- 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)
- Best by dates of 11-22-2016 and 1-6-2017
Distribution
Distribution scope not specified by the agency.
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