The Recall Desk
Agency classClass IOur severity:CriticalFDA (Food)·F-2412-2016·Announced 2016-10-12

Treehouse Foods Recalls Nature's Harvest Snack Blend for Listeria Risk

Treehouse Foods is recalling Nature's Harvest Afternoon Snack Blend because it may contain sunflower seeds 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 source metadata explicitly identifies the agency classification as 'Class I', which corresponds to a Critical severity score of 5 according to the rubric, regardless of the specific pathogen or reported illness counts.

Plain-English summary

Treehouse Foods is voluntarily recalling Nature's Harvest Afternoon Snack Blend (UPC 071725728166) with a Best By date of 11/28/2016. The recall is being conducted because the product may be impacted by sunflower seeds contaminated with Listeria monocytogenes.

The affected product was distributed in numerous US states, including Alabama, Arizona, Arkansas, California, Colorado, Connecticut, Florida, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Kentucky, Louisiana, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, Michigan, Minnesota, Mississippi, Missouri, Nebraska, Nevada, New Mexico, New York, North Carolina, North Dakota, Ohio, Oklahoma, Oregon, Pennsylvania, South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas, Utah, Virginia, Washington, Wisconsin, and Wyoming. The product was also distributed in Honduras, Nicaragua, and Chile.

Consumers who have purchased this product should check their pantries for the specific UPC and Best By date listed above. If found, consumers should discard the product or return it to the place of purchase. No specific instructions for disposal or return are provided in the source text beyond the standard recall protocol.

The recalled product

Product
UPC 071725728166, Natures Harvest Afternoon Snack Blend, Best By/Date Code: 11/28/2016.
Manufacturer
Treehouse Foods
Category
Food — Snack Foods
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 (1)

  • Best By/Date Code:11/28/2016

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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