The Recall Desk
Agency classClass IOur severity:CriticalFDA (Food)·F-2441-2016·Announced 2016-10-12

Treehouse Foods Recalls Fresh Finds Dried Tropical Mix Due to Listeria Risk

Treehouse Foods is recalling Fresh Finds Dried Tropical 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 FDA has classified this recall as Class I, which meets the rubric criteria for a Critical severity score (5).

Plain-English summary

Treehouse Foods is voluntarily recalling Fresh Finds Dried Tropical Mix (UPC 411014937907) with a Best By date of 3/17/2017. The recall is being conducted because the product 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 as well as Honduras, Nicaragua, and Chile. The FDA has classified this recall as Class I, indicating a reasonable probability that the use of, or exposure to, the violative product will cause serious adverse health consequences or death.

Consumers should stop using the recalled product and check their pantries for the specific UPC and date code listed above. If found, the product should be discarded or returned to the place of purchase.

The recalled product

Product
UPC 411014937907, Fresh Finds Dried Tropical Mix, Best By/Date Code: 3/17/2017 .
Manufacturer
Treehouse Foods
Category
Food — Dried Fruit 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: 3/17/2017

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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