The Recall Desk
SevereFDA (Food)·F-2409-2016·Announced 2016-10-12

Treehouse Foods Recalls Sunflower Kernels for Listeria Contamination

Treehouse Foods is recalling Nature's Harvest Sunflower Kernels, Ranch Flavored, due to potential contamination with Listeria monocytogenes.

What this means for you

Illness, injury, or structural failure has been reported. 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 is the highest level of recall for food products, indicating a reasonable probability that the use of, or exposure to, the violative product may cause serious adverse health consequences or death. The presence of Listeria monocytogenes is a high-risk pathogen.

Plain-English summary

Treehouse Foods is voluntarily recalling Nature's Harvest Sunflower Kernels, Ranch Flavored, because the product may be impacted by sunflower seeds contaminated with Listeria monocytogenes. The affected product is identified by UPC 071725728074 and has Best By/Date Codes of 3/1/2017, 3/31/2017, or 4/27/2017.

The recall covers 92,865 cases of the product. Distribution included 37 U.S. states and three countries: Honduras, Nicaragua, and Chile. The source text does not specify the exact states or the specific retail locations where the product was sold.

Consumers who have purchased this product should check their pantries for the specific UPC and date codes listed above. If the product is found, consumers should discard it or return it to the place of purchase. The source text does not provide specific instructions for disposal or a contact number for the manufacturer.

The recalled product

Product
UPC 071725728074, Natures Harvest Sunflower Kernels Ranch Flavored, Best By/Date Code: 3/1/2017, 3/31/2017, 4/27/2017.
Manufacturer
Treehouse Foods
Category
Food — Snacks / Nuts
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 (3)

  • Best By/Date Code: 3/1/2017
  • 3/31/2017
  • 4/27/2017.

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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