The Recall Desk
Agency classClass IOur severity:CriticalFDA (Food)·F-2413-2016·Announced 2016-10-12

Treehouse Foods Recalls Raisin and Nut Trail Mix Due to Listeria Risk

Treehouse Foods is recalling Raisin and Nut Trail Mix 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 agency classification is FDA Class I, which corresponds to a Critical severity score of 5 according to the rubric.

Plain-English summary

Treehouse Foods is recalling specific lots of Raisin and Nut Trail Mix. The recall is being conducted because the product may be impacted by sunflower seeds that are contaminated with Listeria monocytogenes.

The affected product is identified by UPC 071725714688 and carries a Best By/Date Code of 11/28/2016. The recall involves 92,865 cases of the product.

The 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. It was also distributed in Honduras, Nicaragua, and Chile. Consumers should check their pantries for this specific product and date code and dispose of it or return it to the place of purchase.

The recalled product

Product
UPC 071725714688, Raisin and Nut Trail Mix, Best By/Date Code:11/28/2016.
Manufacturer
Treehouse Foods
Category
Food — Snacks / Trail Mix
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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