The Recall Desk
Agency classClass IOur severity:SevereFDA (Food)·F-2454-2016·Announced 2016-10-12

Treehouse Foods Recalls Honey Roasted Sunflower Kernels for Listeria Risk

Treehouse Foods is recalling Nature's Harvest Sunflower Kernels Honey Roasted due to potential contamination 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 4/5 (Severe).

The hazard poses a serious risk of illness, injury, or structural failure. Stop using the product immediately and contact the manufacturer for a refund or repair.

Our severity reasoning: The agency classified this recall as Class I — 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. On that classification alone this is scored Severe; a score of Critical is reserved for recalls where a death or serious injury was reported. The agency gives the reason as: "TreeHouse Foods is recalling products that may be impacted by sunflower seeds contaminated with Listeria monocytogenes."

Plain-English summary

Treehouse Foods is recalling Nature's Harvest Sunflower Kernels Honey Roasted (UPC 071715727510) with Best By/Date Codes of 12/20/2016 and 1/21/2017. The recall is being conducted because the sunflower seeds used in the product may be contaminated with Listeria monocytogenes.

The recall involves 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 product was also distributed to Honduras, Nicaragua, and Chile.

Consumers who have purchased this product should stop using it and check with the manufacturer for instructions on disposal or return. Listeria monocytogenes is a high-risk pathogen that can cause serious illness, particularly in vulnerable populations.

The recalled product

Product
UPC 071715727510 Nature's Harvest Sunflower Kernels Honey Roasted., Best By/Date Code: 12/20/2016, 1/21/2017.
Manufacturer
Treehouse Foods
Category
Food — Nuts and Seeds
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 (2)

  • Best By/Date Code: 12/20/2016
  • 1/21/2017

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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