The Recall Desk
SevereFDA (Food)·F-2452-2016·Announced 2016-10-12

Treehouse Foods Recalls Nice! Peanut Lovers Trail Mix for Listeria Risk

Treehouse Foods is recalling Nice! Peanut Lovers Trail Mix because it may contain sunflower seeds contaminated with Listeria monocytogenes.

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 recall is classified as FDA Class I, which indicates a reasonable probability that the use of or exposure to the violative product will cause serious adverse health consequences or death. Additionally, Listeria monocytogenes is a high-risk pathogen.

Plain-English summary

Treehouse Foods is voluntarily recalling specific lots of Nice! Peanut Lovers Trail Mix. The recall is being conducted because the product may be impacted by sunflower seeds that are contaminated with Listeria monocytogenes.

The affected product is identified by UPC 049022846524 and has a Best By/Date Code of 4/19/2017. The recall covers 92,865 cases. 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 bacteria that can cause serious illness, particularly in pregnant women, newborns, the elderly, and individuals with weakened immune systems.

The recalled product

Product
UPC 049022846524 Nice! Peanut Lovers Trail Mix., Best By/Date Code: 4/19/2017.
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: 4/19/2017.

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 →