The Recall Desk
Agency classClass IOur severity:CriticalFDA (Food)·F-2432-2016·Announced 2016-10-12

Treehouse Foods Recalls Sunflower Kernels for Listeria Contamination

Treehouse Foods is recalling specific lots of Southern Grove and Nature's Harvest 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 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 text explicitly identifies the agency classification as 'Class I' and the hazard as Listeria monocytogenes, a high-risk pathogen. Per the rubric, FDA Class I recalls are classified as Critical (Score 5).

Plain-English summary

Treehouse Foods is voluntarily recalling specific lots of Southern Grove Roasted & Unsalted Sunflower Kernels and Nature's Harvest Sunflower Kernels Roasted & Unsalted. The recall is being conducted because the sunflower seeds used in these products may be contaminated with Listeria monocytogenes.

The affected products include UPC 041498206765 (Southern Grove) with best-by dates of 4/28/2016, 3/1/2017, 3/14/2017, and 3/28/2017, and UPC 071725727503 (Nature's Harvest) with best-by dates ranging from 11/25/2016 to 1/15/2017. A total of 92,865 cases were distributed across 38 U.S. states and three countries: Honduras, Nicaragua, and Chile.

Consumers who have purchased these specific products should check their pantry for the listed UPCs and best-by dates. If they possess the affected items, they should discard them or return them to the place of purchase. The FDA classifies this as a Class I recall, indicating a reasonable probability that the use of, or exposure to, the violative product may cause serious adverse health consequences or death.

The recalled product

Product
UPC 041498206765, Southern Grove Roasted & Unsalted Sunflower Kernels, Best By/Date Code: 4/28/2016, 3/1/2017, 3/14/2017,3/28/2017 . UPC 071725727503, Nature's Harvest Sunflower Kernels Roasted & Unsalted, Best By/Date Code: 11/25/2016, 11/26/2016, 12/4/2016, 12/18/2016…
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 (12)

  • Best By/Date Code: 4/28/2016
  • 3/1/2017
  • 3/14/2017
  • 3/28/2017
  • 11/25/2016
  • 11/26/2016
  • 12/4/2016
  • 12/18/2016
  • 12/23/2016
  • 1/2/2017
  • 1/14/2017
  • 1/15/2017.

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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