The Recall Desk
CriticalFDA (Food)·F-2437-2016·Announced 2016-10-12

Treehouse Foods Recalls Dark Chocolate Almond for Listeria Risk

Treehouse Foods is recalling Amport Foods Dark Chocolate Almond products due to potential contamination with Listeria monocytogenes from sunflower seeds.

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 agency classification is FDA Class I, which mandates a severity score of 5 according to the rubric.

Plain-English summary

Treehouse Foods is recalling Amport Foods Dark Chocolate Almond products (UPC 071725712387) with a Best By/Date Code of 1/7/2017. The recall is being conducted because the products may be impacted by sunflower seeds contaminated with Listeria monocytogenes.

The recall covers 92,865 cases of the product. Distribution included numerous U.S. 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 products were also distributed to Honduras, Nicaragua, and Chile.

Consumers should stop using the recalled products and check their pantries for the specific UPC and date code listed above. The source text does not provide specific instructions for disposal or return, nor does it report any illnesses or injuries associated with the recall.

The recalled product

Product
UPC 071725712387, Amport Foods Dark Chocolate Almond, Best By/Date Code: 1/7/2017 .
Manufacturer
Treehouse 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: 1/7/2017

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.

See all 55 products in this recall →