The Recall Desk
Agency classClass IOur severity:SevereFDA (Food)·F-2405-2016·Announced 2016-10-12

Treehouse Foods Recalls Sunflower Kernels for Listeria Contamination

Treehouse Foods is recalling specific brands of roasted and salted sunflower kernels due to potential Listeria monocytogenes contamination.

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 recall is classified as FDA Class I, which indicates a reasonable probability that the use of, or exposure to, the violative product will cause serious adverse health consequences or death. Additionally, Listeria monocytogenes is a high-risk pathogen.

Plain-English summary

Treehouse Foods is voluntarily recalling specific packages of roasted and salted sunflower kernels. The recall is being conducted because the sunflower seeds used in these products may be contaminated with Listeria monocytogenes.

The affected products include Southern Grove, Nature's Harvest, Smart Sense, and Gold Emblem brands. The recall covers 92,865 cases distributed across 36 U.S. states and three countries: Honduras, Nicaragua, and Chile. Specific best-by dates and UPC codes for the affected items are listed in the official recall notice.

Consumers who have purchased these products should check their pantries for the specific brands, UPC codes, and best-by dates listed in the recall. If they possess the affected items, they should stop using them and dispose of them or return them to the place of purchase.

The recalled product

Product
Sunflower Kernels packaged in the following brands and sizes: UPC 041498206680, Southern Grove Roasted and Salted Sunflower Kernels, Best by/Date: 3/1/2017, 3/2/2017, 2/28/2017, 3/15/2017,3/28/2017, 4/29/2017 . UPC 071725727497, Natures Harvest Roasted and Salted…
Manufacturer
Treehouse Foods
Category
Food — Nuts and Seeds
Hazard
Affected units
92,865

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 (19)

  • Best By/Date Code: 11/25/2016
  • 11/27/2016
  • 12/19/2016
  • 12/4/2016
  • 12/20/2016
  • 12/25/2016
  • 1/2/2017
  • 1/3/2017
  • 1/14/2017
  • 1/16/2017
  • 1/20/2017
  • 2/28/2017
  • 3/1/2017
  • 3/2/2017
  • 3/4/2017
  • 3/15/2017
  • 3/16/2017
  • 3/28/2017
  • 4/29/2017.

Distribution

Distributed in 38 states:

Part of a larger recall action

This product is one of 55 recalled by Treehouse Foods 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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