The Recall Desk
CriticalFDA (Food)·F-2456-2016·Announced 2016-10-12

Treehouse Foods Recalls Dark Chocolate Cashews Due to Listeria Risk

Treehouse Foods is recalling Nature's Harvest Dark Chocolate Covered Cashews because they may contain sunflower seeds contaminated with Listeria monocytogenes.

What this means for you

Highest-severity recall. Risk of serious injury or death is documented or strongly suspected. Stop using the product now and follow the agency's instructions.

Our severity reasoning: The source metadata explicitly identifies the agency classification as Class I, which mandates a score of 5 per the rubric.

Plain-English summary

Treehouse Foods is recalling Nature's Harvest Dark Chocolate Covered Cashews (UPC 071725749314) with a Best By/Date Code of 1/6/2017. The recall is being conducted because the products may be impacted by sunflower seeds contaminated with Listeria monocytogenes.

The recall involves 92,865 cases of the product. Distribution included 38 U.S. states and three countries: Honduras, Nicaragua, and Chile.

Consumers should stop using the recalled product and return it to the place of purchase for a refund or contact Treehouse Foods for further instructions.

The recalled product

Product
UPC 071725749314 Nature's Harvest Dark Chocolate Covered Cashews, Best By/Date Code: 1/6/2017.
Manufacturer
Treehouse Foods
Category
Food — Confectionery
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: 1/6/2017

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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