Food recall

The Hain Celestial Group, Inc. - Worldwide HQ recall: MaraNatha All Natural Sunflower Seed Butter

The Hain Celestial Group, Inc. - Worldwide HQ, of New Hyde Park, NY, recalled MaraNatha All Natural Sunflower Seed Butter. The FDA's reason: “A potential for Listeria monocytogenes contamination was verified by the sunflower seed raw material supplier.” The FDA classified it Class I: it could cause serious harm or death. The company began the recall voluntarily on June 3, 2016, and the FDA first listed it in its Enforcement Report of August 3, 2016. The FDA has closed the recall: it found the company did all it reasonably could to remove or correct the product.

How serious

Class I

It could cause serious harm or death

Why

Listeria

Status

Terminated

Closed June 15, 2018

The recall

Company
The Hain Celestial Group, Inc. - Worldwide HQ (New Hyde Park, NY)
Reason, in FDA's words
“A potential for Listeria monocytogenes contamination was verified by the sunflower seed raw material supplier.”
Where it was sold
Products were distributed across the United States. The products also were available for purchase on the internet.
Recall began
, by the company
FDA classified it
First in an FDA Enforcement Report
FDA event number
74331

The product recalled

As the FDA describes them, with the codes that tell whether a package is part of the recall.

  • F-1845-2016 Class I

    MaraNatha All Natural Sunflower Seed Butter, NET WT 12 OZ (340g)., UPC 0 51651-09367 5

    Codes: Use By 28JUL16 thru 05DEC16

    Quantity: 14,533 cases (12/12oz)

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Source and notes

U.S. Food and Drug Administration, Enforcement Reports (openFDA food recall data) (Public domain (U.S. government work); source U.S. Food and Drug Administration, openFDA), data as of August 3, 2016.

Each week the FDA lists the recalls it has classified in its Enforcement Report, often weeks after the company announced the recall, so a month with five weekly reports tends to count more. Each recall counts once, however many products it covers, in the month FDA first listed it. Class I means the food could cause serious harm or death, Class II temporary or minor harm, and Class III is unlikely to harm anyone. Meat, poultry and most egg products are recalled by the U.S. Department of Agriculture, not the FDA, and aren't included. For what to do with a recalled product, see the FDA's recalls page.