The Recall Desk
SevereFDA (Food)·F-2445-2016·Announced 2016-10-12

Treehouse Foods Recalls Tropical Mix for Listeria Contamination

Treehouse Foods is recalling Family Gourmet Tropical Mix products due to potential contamination with Listeria monocytogenes from sunflower seeds.

What this means for you

Illness, injury, or structural failure has been reported. Stop using the product immediately and contact the manufacturer for a refund or repair.

Our severity reasoning: The source metadata explicitly identifies this as an FDA Class I recall, which mandates a minimum severity score of 4 per the rubric. Additionally, the presence of Listeria monocytogenes, a high-risk pathogen, supports this classification.

Plain-English summary

Treehouse Foods is voluntarily recalling specific lots of Family Gourmet Tropical Mix. The recall is being conducted because the product may be impacted by sunflower seeds contaminated with Listeria monocytogenes.

The affected product is identified by UPC 032251046506 and carries a Best By/Date Code of 3/16/2017. The recall covers 92,865 cases of the product. Distribution included numerous states across the United 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 product was also distributed to Honduras, Nicaragua, and Chile.

Consumers who have purchased this product should check their pantries for the specific UPC and date code listed above. If the product is found, consumers should discard it or return it to the place of purchase. Listeria monocytogenes is a high-risk pathogen that can cause serious illness, particularly in vulnerable populations.

The recalled product

Product
UPC 032251046506 Family Gourmet Tropical Mix., Best By/Date Code: 3/16/2017 .
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: 3/16/2017.

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 →