Food recall

The Kroger Co recall: Kroger SALAD TOPPERS Roasted & Salted Sunflower Kernels NET WT 3.5 OZ (99G) INGREDIENTS

The Kroger Co, of Cincinnati, OH, recalled Kroger SALAD TOPPERS Roasted & Salted Sunflower Kernels NET WT 3.5 OZ (99G) INGREDIENTS and 1 other product. The FDA's reason: “The firm was notified by their supplier that they are expanding their recall and the product may be contaminated with Listeria monocytogenes.” The FDA classified it Class I: it could cause serious harm or death. The company began the recall voluntarily on May 19, 2016, and the FDA first listed it in its Enforcement Report of July 20, 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 1, 2017

The recall

Company
The Kroger Co (Cincinnati, OH)
Reason, in FDA's words
“The firm was notified by their supplier that they are expanding their recall and the product may be contaminated with Listeria monocytogenes.”
Where it was sold
Product was shipped to the following states: AL, AR, AZ, CA, CO, GA, ID, IL, IN, KS, KY, LA, MI, MO, MS, MT, NC, NE, NM, NV, OH, SC, TN, TX, UT, VA, WV & WY.
Recall began
, by the company
FDA classified it
First in an FDA Enforcement Report
FDA event number
74412

The 2 products recalled

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

  • F-1676-2016 Class I

    Kroger SALAD TOPPERS Roasted & Salted Sunflower Kernels NET WT 3.5 OZ (99G) INGREDIENTS: SUNFLOWER KERNELS, COTTONSEED AND/OR SUNFLOWER OILS, SALT DISTRIBUTED BY THE KROGER CO. CINCINNATI, OHIO 45202 UPC 0 11110 02127 4

    Codes: All codes

    Quantity: 4,813 cs/9/3.5 oz bags

  • F-1677-2016 Class I

    Kroger SALTED SUNFLOWER KERNELS 6 oz (170g) INGREDIENTS: SUNFLOWER KERNELS, COTTONSEED AND/OR SUNFLOWER OILS, SALT. DISTRIBUTED BY THE KROGER CO CINCINNATI, OHIO 45202 UPC 0 11110 61877 1

    Codes: All codes

    Quantity: 5,800 cs/6/6 oz bags

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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 July 20, 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.