Food recall

The Hershey Company recall: SOFiT Protein Plus Sunflower Seeds Sea Salt

The Hershey Company, of Hershey, PA, recalled SOFiT Protein Plus Sunflower Seeds Sea Salt and 2 other products. The FDA's reason: “The Hershey Company has issued a voluntary recall of three products sold under the SoFit brand after a supplier who provides sunflower seeds for the products expanded its recall on June 1. Products...” The FDA classified it Class I: it could cause serious harm or death. The company began the recall voluntarily on June 4, 2016, and the FDA first listed it in its Enforcement Report of November 16, 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 7, 2017

The recall

Company
The Hershey Company (Hershey, PA)
Reason, in FDA's words
“The Hershey Company has issued a voluntary recall of three products sold under the SoFit brand after a supplier who provides sunflower seeds for the products expanded its recall on June 1. Products have the potential to be contaminated with Listeria monocytogenes.”
Where it was sold
nationwide
Recall began
, by the company
FDA classified it
First in an FDA Enforcement Report
FDA event number
74353

The 3 products recalled

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

  • F-0352-2017 Class I

    SOFiT Protein Plus Sunflower Seeds Sea Salt; Seeds covered by a crunchy protein shell: NET WT. 1 OZ.

    Codes: Best Before dates, Consumer Unit Code: 10 2016, 72H; 10 2016, 72J; 02 2017, 79P; 03 2017, 82F; 03 2017, 82G; 03 2017, 82K; 03 2017, 82L

    Quantity: 4656 units

  • F-0353-2017 Class I

    SOFiT Protein Plus Almonds Jalapeno Garlic, whole almonds covered by a crunchy protein shell: NET WT. 1 OZ.

    Codes: Best Before dates, Consumer Unit Code: 10 2017, 72R; 11 2017, 73A; 02 2017, 79R; 03 2017, 82C; 03 2017, 82D

    Quantity: 12192 units

  • F-0354-2017 Class I

    SOFiT Protein Plus Pumpkin Seeds Sesame Garlic, Seeds covered by a crunchy protein shell: NET WT. 1 OZ.

    Codes: Best Before dates, Consumer Unit Code: 11 2017, 73B; 11 2017, 73C; 03 2017, 81P; 03 2017, 81R.

    Quantity: 12,804 units

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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 November 16, 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.