Treehouse Foods Recalls Amport Sunflower Seeds for Listeria Contamination
Treehouse Foods is recalling Amport Foods sunflower seeds due to potential Listeria monocytogenes contamination. The recall covers 92,865 cases distributed across 38 US states and three countries.
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 per the rubric mandates a score of 5 regardless of other factors.
Plain-English summary
Treehouse Foods is voluntarily recalling specific lots of Amport Foods Roasted Sunflower Seeds and Roasted & Unsalted Sunflower Seeds. The recall is being conducted because the products may be impacted by sunflower seeds contaminated with Listeria monocytogenes.
The affected products include UPC 071725241412 (Best By 11/26/2016), UPC 071725241504 (Best By 12/2/2016, 12/25/2016, and 12/11/2016), and UPC 071725748003 (Best By 12/3/2016 and 1/6/2017). A total of 92,865 cases were distributed in the United States and internationally.
Distribution in the United States included 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. International distribution included Honduras, Nicaragua, and Chile. Consumers should check their pantries for these specific UPCs and date codes and dispose of the products or return them to the place of purchase.
The recalled product
- Product
- UPC 071725241412, Amport Foods Sunflower Seeds Roasted, Best By/Date Code: 11/26/2016 . UPC 071725241504, Amport Foods Sunflower Seeds Roasted, Best By/Date Code: 12/2/2016,12/25/2016, 12/11/2016 . UPC 071725748003, Amport Foods Sunflower Seeds Roasted & Unsalted, Best…
- 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 (6)
- Best By/Date Code: 11/26/2016
- 12/2/2016
- 12/25/2016
- 12/11/2016
- 12/3/2016
- 1/6/2017 .
Distribution
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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