CLASS I Food recall · Reported 27 Jul 2016 · FDA Enforcement Report
Crunchy Wheatberry Salad Kit ***Sunflower Seed Pouch recalled
Sandridge Food is recalling Crunchy Wheatberry Salad Kit ***Sunflower Seed Pouch: Ingredients Sunflower Kernels, distributed in Florida, Georgia. The recall was initiated on 4 May 2016 and the FDA has classified it as Class I.
Check your package
Do not eat it. Return it to the store for a refund or throw it away. If you have symptoms after eating it, contact a doctor.
Recall details
- Recall number
- F-1750-2016
- FDA event ID
- 74136
- Recalling firm
- Sandridge Food, Medina, OH
- Brand
- Crunchy Wheatberry
- Classification
- Class I
- Status
- Terminated
- Recall initiated
- 4 May 2016
- FDA classified
- 19 Jul 2016
- Reported
- 27 Jul 2016
- Type
- Voluntary: Firm initiated
- Customers notified by
- Letter
- Reason category
- Listeria
- Product category
- Salad Kits
Timeline
| 4 May 2016 | Recall initiated by company | |
| 19 Jul 2016 | Classified by FDA | +76 days |
| 27 Jul 2016 | Published in enforcement report | +8 days |
Companies usually start a recall weeks before the FDA classifies and publishes it; the gap above is that lag.
Reason for recall
The firm was notified by their supplier that the product may be contaminated with Listeria monocytogenes.
Listeria monocytogenes can grow at refrigerator temperatures. Infection is most dangerous for pregnant women, newborns, older adults and people with weakened immune systems. Symptoms can appear up to 70 days after eating contaminated food.
Product as listed by the FDA
Crunchy Wheatberry Salad Kit 12.75 LB (5.78kg) ***SUNFLOWER SEED POUCH: INGREDIENTS SUNFLOWER KERNELS (Sunflower Kernels, Canola and/or Peanut oil and/or Sunflower Oil Citric Acid) Manufactured by Sandridge Food Corporation, Medina, Ohio 44256
Where it was distributed
Product was shipped to FL & GA
Questions about this recall
Why was it recalled?
The firm was notified by their supplier that the product may be contaminated with Listeria monocytogenes.
Which lots are affected?
Item K340718Lot # 052816, Use By Date 2016-05-28; Lot # 052816, Use By Date 2016-05-28; Lot # 052816, Use By Date 2016-05-28; Lot # 060816, Use By Date 2016-06-08; Lot # 052116, Use By Date 2016-05-21; Lot # 060116, Use By Date 2016-06-01; Lot # 060816, Use By Date 2016-06-08; Lot # 052116, Use By Date 2016-05-21; Lot # 060416, Use By Date 2016-06-04 & Lot # 052116, Use By Date 2016-05-21.
Where was it sold?
Product was shipped to FL & GA
What should I do if I have it?
Do not eat it. Return it to the store for a refund or throw it away. If you have symptoms after eating it, contact a doctor.
What does Class I mean?
Class I is the most serious FDA recall category: there is a reasonable probability that using the product will cause serious health consequences or death.
Read the official FDA notice · Source record retrieved 26 Sep 2026. The FDA describes openFDA data as unvalidated; the official notice takes precedence. This page reports the record and gives no medical advice.
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