Sunflower Kernels packaged in the following brands and sizes recall

Recalled by Treehouse Foods · Oak Brook, IL, United States

Class I — High risk. Reasonable probability of serious harm or death.

Why it was recalled

TreeHouse Foods is recalling products that may be impacted by sunflower seeds contaminated with Listeria monocytogenes.

Listeria monocytogenes can grow even in the fridge and is especially dangerous in pregnancy.

The most serious food recalls: a contaminated product can cause outbreaks, hospitalisations and deaths, especially for pregnant people, young children, older adults and anyone with a weakened immune system. All bacteria & viruses recalls.

What was recalled

Sunflower Kernels packaged in the following brands and sizes: UPC 041498206680, Southern Grove Roasted and Salted Sunflower Kernels, Best by/Date: 3/1/2017, 3/2/2017, 2/28/2017, 3/15/2017,3/28/2017, 4/29/2017 . UPC 071725727497, Natures Harvest Roasted and Salted Sunflower Kernels, Best by/Date: 11/25/2016, 12/4/2016, 3/1/2017, 12/19/2016,12/20/2016, 12/25/2016, 1/2/2017, 1/3/2017, 1/16/2017, 1/20/17 . USPC 883967300013, Smart Sense Roasted and Salted Sunflower Kernels, Best by/Date: 3/4/2017. USPC 050428353240, Gold Emblem Roasted and Salted Sunflower Kernels, Best by/Date: 11/27/2016, 1/14/2017. USPC 883967300013, Smart Sense Roasted Salted Sunflower Kernels, Best by/Date: 3/16/2017.

Quantity: 92,865 cases for all products

Lot codes, dates and UPCs

A recall covers only these codes. Compare them with the lot number, best-by date or UPC printed on your package.

Best By/Date Code: 11/25/2016, 11/27/2016, 12/19/2016,12/4/2016, 12/20/2016, 12/25/2016, 1/2/2017, 1/3/2017, 1/14/2017, 1/16/2017, 1/20/2017, 2/28/2017, 3/1/2017, 3/2/2017,3/4/2017, 3/15/2017, 3/16/2017,3/28/2017, 4/29/2017.

Where it was sold

Alabama Arkansas Arizona California Colorado Connecticut Florida Iowa Illinois Indiana Kansas Kentucky Louisiana Massachusetts Maryland Maine Michigan Minnesota Missouri Mississippi North Carolina North Dakota Nebraska New Mexico Nevada New York Ohio Oklahoma Oregon Pennsylvania South Carolina Tennessee Texas Utah Virginia Washington Wisconsin Wyoming

FDA's distribution note: US: AL, AZ, AR, CA, CO, CT, FL, IL, IN, IA, KS,KY, LA, ME, MD, MA, MI, MN, MS, MO, NE, NV, NM, NY, NC,ND, OH, OK, OR, PA,SC, TN, TX, UT, VA, WA, WI, WY. OUS: HONDURAS, NICARAGUA, CHILE.

Do not eat it. Class I means FDA judged there is a reasonable probability of serious illness or death. If the brand, size and lot or date code on your package match, throw the product away or return it to the store for a refund, and clean any surface or container it touched. If anyone has eaten it and feels unwell, contact a doctor and mention the recall. FDA lists this recall as terminated: the company has finished removing the product, so it should no longer be on shelves - but it can still be in a freezer or pantry.

Recalling firm: Treehouse Foods
Initiated by: Voluntary: Firm initiated
Recall initiated: May 3, 2016
In FDA report of: Oct 12, 2016
Terminated: Aug 15, 2017
FDA recall number: F-2405-2016 · event 74041
Official record: FDA enforcement report search