Food recall

Lipari Foods, Inc. recall: Sunflower Seeds Honey Roasted

Lipari Foods, Inc., of Warren, MI, recalled Sunflower Seeds Honey Roasted. The FDA's reason: “Lipari Foods LLC initiated a voluntary recall of Honey Roasted Sunflower Seeds, 12oz Tubs & 25lb Bulk, due to an off taste following a consumer complaint and mislabeled shelf life.” The FDA classified it Class III: it is unlikely to cause harm. The company began the recall voluntarily on August 30, 2017, and the FDA first listed it in its Enforcement Report of October 4, 2017. The FDA has closed the recall: it found the company did all it reasonably could to remove or correct the product.

How serious

Class III

It is unlikely to cause harm

Why

Labeling, packaging or manufacturing problems

Status

Terminated

Closed January 16, 2018

The recall

Company
Lipari Foods, Inc. (Warren, MI)
Reason, in FDA's words
“Lipari Foods LLC initiated a voluntary recall of Honey Roasted Sunflower Seeds, 12oz Tubs & 25lb Bulk, due to an off taste following a consumer complaint and mislabeled shelf life.”
Where it was sold
Domestic Only: MI, FL, SC, OH, KY, WI, MO, PA, and IL
Recall began
, by the company
FDA classified it
First in an FDA Enforcement Report
FDA event number
78040

The product recalled

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

  • F-3582-2017 Class III

    Sunflower Seeds Honey Roasted, 12oz Tubs & 25lb Bulk

    Codes: 895611 -12-12oz Tub Lg Sunflower Kernal Honey Roasted, UPC: 673316036539; 709542-1/25# Sunflower Seeds Honey Roasted, UPC: 094776000630 Production Lot Codes: 70331R, 70191R & 71541R

    Quantity: 702 cases of Lot 895611, and 347 cases of Lot 709542

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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 October 4, 2017.

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.