The Recall Desk
CriticalFDA (Food)·F-2420-2016·Announced 2016-10-12

Treehouse Foods Recalls Salted Sunflower Seeds for Listeria Risk

Treehouse Foods is recalling Nice Salted Sunflower Seeds in Shell due to potential Listeria monocytogenes contamination.

What this means for you

Highest-severity recall. Risk of serious injury or death is documented or strongly suspected. Stop using the product now and follow the agency's instructions.

Our severity reasoning: The source metadata explicitly identifies this as an FDA Class I recall, which corresponds to a Critical severity score under the rubric.

Plain-English summary

Treehouse Foods is voluntarily recalling specific lots of Nice Sunflower Seeds Salted in Shell. The recall is being conducted because the sunflower seeds used in the product may be contaminated with Listeria monocytogenes.

The affected products are identified by UPC 049022832275 and have Best By/Date Codes of 3/4/2017 or 4/15/2017. The recall covers 92,865 cases of the product. Distribution included numerous states across the United States as well as Honduras, Nicaragua, and Chile.

Consumers who have purchased these specific products should stop using them and return them to the place of purchase for a refund or contact the manufacturer for further instructions.

The recalled product

Product
UPC 049022832275, Nice Sunflower Seeds Salted in Shell, Best By/Date Code: 3/4/2017, 4/15/2017.
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 (2)

  • Best By/Date Code:3/4/2017
  • 4/15/2017

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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