The Recall Desk
Agency classClass IOur severity:CriticalFDA (Food)·F-2447-2016·Announced 2016-10-12

Treehouse Foods Recalls Hy-Vee Berry Trail Mix for Listeria Risk

Treehouse Foods is recalling Hy-Vee Berry Trail 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 agency classification is FDA Class I, which mandates a severity score of 5 according to the rubric.

Plain-English summary

Treehouse Foods is voluntarily recalling Hy-Vee Berry Trail Mix, identified by UPC 075450040593 and a Best By date of 3/19/2017. 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 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 found, they should discard the product or return it to the place of purchase for a refund. No specific instructions regarding disposal or refund processing are provided in the source text beyond the standard recall directive.

The recalled product

Product
UPC 075450040593 Hy-Vee Berry Trail Mix., Best By/Date Code: 3/19/2017.
Manufacturer
Treehouse Foods
Category
Food — Snack 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: 3/19/2017.

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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