Dollywood Cajun Mix packaged in a clear 9 ounce plastic bag with grey sticker label reading in part "Dollywood Candy Kitchen". UPC code 4 9000 503302

Recall Insight

This FDA Food action (record #F-2222-2016) was formally reported on September 21, 2016, with the manufacturer initiating the action on June 7, 2016. It is classified under Critical severity (Class I), with a current status of Terminated. Rucker's Makin Batch Candies, Inc. is listed as the recalling firm, operating out of Bridgeport, IL. Federal records indicate 389 bags, 9 ounces per bag units are affected.

The documented reason for this recall is: Cajun Mix containing sunflower kernels are contaminated with Listeria Monocytogenes per the supplier SunOpta. Distribution data in the federal record shows the product reached: The firm shipped this product to one retail facility. The retail facility is Dollywood Theme Park, 1130 Wagner Drive, Sevierville, TN 37862. No foreign Consignees.. 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 6 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.