CLASS I Food recall · Reported 28 Sep 2016 · FDA Enforcement Report

Tarrier Foods products recalled

Tarrier Foods is recalling Product is, distributed in 11 states. The recall was initiated on 19 May 2016 and the FDA has classified it as Class I.

Check your package

Lot, batch or date codesItem 0540/ 10lbs: LOT NO 054008816 use by 7/26/2016, LOT NO 054009816 use by 8/5/2016, and LOT NO 054013316 use by 9/9/2016 . Item 0545/25 lbs: LOT NO 054508816 use by 7/26/2016, LOT NO 054509816 use by 8/5/2016, LOT NO 054511916 use by 8/26/2016, LOT NO 054512616 use by 9/2/2016 , and LOT NO 054513216 use by 9/8/2016.

Quantity recalled1561/10 lbs. bags and 94/25 lbs. bags

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-2384-2016
FDA event ID: 74214
Recalling firm: Tarrier Foods, Columbus, OH
Classification: Class I
Status: Terminated
Recall initiated: 19 May 2016
FDA classified: 22 Sep 2016
Reported: 28 Sep 2016
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: Tofu & Soy

Timeline

19 May 2016	Recall initiated by company
22 Sep 2016	Classified by FDA	+126 days
28 Sep 2016	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

The firm was notified by their supplier that the products 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

Product is packed in a corrugated box with poly line blue bag. For 25lbs bag labeled as "LOT NO 0545*****" "SUNFLOWER ROASTED & SALTED" " NET WT 25 LBS (11.33 KG)" "Ingredients: Sunflower Seeds, Soybean Oil, Salt." "Tarrier Foods Corp. Columbus, Ohio, 43228 USA" and for 10lbs. bag labeled as "LOT NO 0540*****" "SUNFLOWER ROASTED & SALTED" " NET WT 10 LBS (4.53 kg)" "Ingredients: Sunflower Seeds, Soybean Oil, Salt." "Tarrier Foods Corp. Columbus, Ohio, 43228 USA"

Where it was distributed

AR,GA, IA, KY, MI, MN, NY, OH, PA, TN and VA.

Arkansas Georgia Iowa Kentucky Michigan Minnesota New York Ohio Pennsylvania Tennessee Virginia

Questions about this recall

Why was it recalled?

The firm was notified by their supplier that the products may be contaminated with Listeria monocytogenes.

Which lots are affected?

Item 0540/ 10lbs: LOT NO 054008816 use by 7/26/2016, LOT NO 054009816 use by 8/5/2016, and LOT NO 054013316 use by 9/9/2016 . Item 0545/25 lbs: LOT NO 054508816 use by 7/26/2016, LOT NO 054509816 use by 8/5/2016, LOT NO 054511916 use by 8/26/2016, LOT NO 054512616 use by 9/2/2016 , and LOT NO 054513216 use by 9/8/2016.

Where was it sold?

AR,GA, IA, KY, MI, MN, NY, OH, PA, TN and VA.

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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