CLASS I Food recall · Reported 17 Jul 2013 · FDA Enforcement Report
Item Number: 368768 Item Description recalled by Lipari Foods
Lipari Foods is recalling Item Number: 368768 Item Description: TUB LG Sunflower Meat R/NS Case, distributed in 9 states. The recall was initiated on 4 Jun 2013 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-1698-2013
- FDA event ID
- 65392
- Recalling firm
- Lipari Foods, Warren, MI
- Classification
- Class I
- Status
- Terminated
- Recall initiated
- 4 Jun 2013
- FDA classified
- 11 Jul 2013
- Reported
- 17 Jul 2013
- Type
- Voluntary: Firm initiated
- Customers notified by
- Two or more of the following: Email, Fax, Letter, Press Release, Telephone, Visit
- Reason category
- Listeria
- Product category
- Other
Timeline
| 4 Jun 2013 | Recall initiated by company | |
| 11 Jul 2013 | Classified by FDA | +37 days |
| 17 Jul 2013 | Published in enforcement report | +6 days |
Companies usually start a recall weeks before the FDA classifies and publishes it; the gap above is that lag.
Reason for recall
Contamination with Listeria monocytogenes, an organism which can cause serious and sometimes fatal infections in young children, frail or elderly people, and others with weakened immune systems. Although healthy individuals may suffer only short-term symptoms such as high fever, severe headache, stiffness, nausea, abdominal pain and diarrhea, Listeria infection can cause miscarriages and stillbirt
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
Item Number: 368768 Item Description: TUB LG SUNFLOWER MEAT R/NS Case Pack: 12 Package Size: 14 OZ 2-Piece Clear Plastic Tub (No Label on Top, Nutritional Label on Bottom) UPC Number: 094776081752
Where it was distributed
Ohio, Michigan, West Virginia, Kentucky, Tennessee, Pennsylvania, Wisconsin, Illinois, and Indiana.
IllinoisIndianaKentuckyMichiganOhioPennsylvaniaTennesseeWisconsinWest Virginia
Questions about this recall
Why was it recalled?
Contamination with Listeria monocytogenes, an organism which can cause serious and sometimes fatal infections in young children, frail or elderly people, and others with weakened immune systems. Although healthy individuals may suffer only short-term symptoms such as high fever, severe headache, stiffness, nausea, abdominal pain and diarrhea, Listeria infection can cause miscarriages and stillbirt
Which lots are affected?
Lot Numbers: 09201304, 24201304, 20201305, 30201305 Best By Dates: 4/9/2014, 04/24/2014, 05/20/2014, 05/30/2014
Where was it sold?
Ohio, Michigan, West Virginia, Kentucky, Tennessee, Pennsylvania, Wisconsin, Illinois, and Indiana.
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.
Other products in this recall event
51 other products · FDA event 65392This product is part of a recall event; the main page for the event is Item Number: 192874 Item Description: BAG CLR Sunflower Meat W/SLT recalled.
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