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Treehouse Foods
FDA recall F-2405-2016 · Class I · reported 2016-10-12 · Terminated
- Product
- 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.
- Reason
- TreeHouse Foods is recalling products that may be impacted by sunflower seeds contaminated with Listeria monocytogenes.
- Quantity
- 92,865 cases for all products
- Distribution
- 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.
- Firm location
- IL, United States
- Initiated
- Voluntary: Firm initiated
- First notice
- Telephone
- Recall started
- 2016-05-03
- Terminated
- 2017-08-15
- Code info
- 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.
Source: U.S. Food and Drug Administration, openFDA Food Enforcement database (openFDA Food Enforcement, imported 2026-09). The FDA does not validate openFDA data for completeness or accuracy. This is a record of an enforcement action, not safety advice.