Product is packaged into a plastic bag and placed into cardboard box. Product is labeled as "N34D SALT-FREE ROASTED SUNFLOWER SEEDS".

Recall Insight

This FDA Food action (record #F-0729-2017) was formally reported on December 28, 2016, with the manufacturer initiating the action on May 19, 2016. It is classified under Critical severity (Class I), with a current status of Terminated. Woodland Foods is listed as the recalling firm, operating out of Waukegan, IL. Federal records indicate 960 lbs units are affected.

The documented reason for this recall is: Sunflower seeds purchased from SunOpta that are potentially contaminated with Listeria. Distribution data in the federal record shows the product reached: U.S. food distributors located in CA, CO, FL, GA, IA, IL, IN, KS, KY, LA, MA, MD, MI, MO, NE, NJ, NY, OH, OK, PA, TN, TX, UT, WA and WI.. Distribution scope directly affects the consumer exposure window and determines whether a recall remains regional or escalates into a nationwide advisory.

To put this record in context, PlainRecalls indexes 83,949 recalls across the FDA, CPSC, NHTSA and USDA FSIS going back to 1995. Within the same product category, the database holds 6 closely related recalls, of which 4 were also issued by FDA Food. That clustering is a signal — repeated actions in a narrow category often indicate a systemic quality-control issue, a supplier-wide contamination, or a design defect that has propagated across product lines. This recall is roughly 10 years old; older recalls can remain relevant because many units enter resale, rental, and secondary-market channels where the original warning never reaches the end user. Always cross-check the recall number against the official agency page before relying on any summary.