Food recall

George J Howe Company, Inc. recall: 6/11oz Sunflower Seeds Salted

George J Howe Company, Inc., of Grove City, PA, recalled 6/11oz Sunflower Seeds Salted and 5 other products. The FDA's reason: “The firm is recalling sunflower seed products due to the presence of an undeclared tree nut allergen, cashew.” The FDA classified it Class I: it could cause serious harm or death. The company began the recall voluntarily on April 29, 2026, and the FDA first listed it in its Enforcement Report of July 1, 2026. 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

Allergen not on the label

Status

Terminated

Closed September 10, 2026

The recall

Company
George J Howe Company, Inc. (Grove City, PA)
Reason, in FDA's words
“The firm is recalling sunflower seed products due to the presence of an undeclared tree nut allergen, cashew.”
Where it was sold
The recalled product was distributed to the following States: AL, AR, FL, GA, IA, IL, IN, KS, KY, MD, MI, MN, MO, MS, NC, NJ, NY, OH, OK, PA, SC, TN, VA,WI,WV,
Recall began
, by the company
FDA classified it
First in an FDA Enforcement Report
FDA event number
98867

The 6 products recalled

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

  • H-1118-2026 Class I

    6/11oz Sunflower Seeds Salted

    Codes: 07317100316

    Quantity: 1797.67 Cases

  • H-1119-2026 Class I

    6/11oz No Salt Sunflower Seeds

    Codes: 07317100320

    Quantity: 578.50 Cases

  • H-1120-2026 Class I

    8/9.5oz Tub Nut - Sunflower Seed

    Codes: 07317102701

    Quantity: 8.00 Cases

  • H-1121-2026 Class I

    5# Sunflower Seeds C/S

    Codes: 00501138

    Quantity: 19.00 Cases

  • H-1122-2026 Class I

    5# Sunflower Seeds C/NS

    Codes: 00501139

    Quantity: 7.00 Cases

  • H-1123-2026 Class I

    25# Sunflower Seeds C/S

    Codes: 00601138

    Quantity: 2.00 Cases

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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 1, 2026.

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.