Eillien's Candies, Inc. Recall: Eillien's Candies was notified by Sunopta, an ingredient supplier that the sunflower kernels may be contaminated with Listeria monocytogenes. In turn Eillien's in recalling a number of products manufactured with Roasted Salted Sunflower Kernels and / or Roasted Unsalted Sunflower Kernels. There have been no reported illnesses to date.

🇺🇸 United States

1. May 23, 2016 - Recall initiated
2. September 28, 2016 - Reported by source
3. March 30, 2017 - Recall terminated

Official source record

Agency

FDA

Dataset

FDA Food Enforcement (Recalls)

Recall number

F-2311-2016

Event ID

74387

Status

Terminated

Classification

Class I

Company

Eillien's Candies, Inc.

Product description

BLAIN'S FARM & FLEET SUNFLOWER KERNEL 2 OZ (57 g), UPC 034952818949, Item # 670547. 10/5/16, 11/25/16, 3/3/16, 5/6/16, 7/23/16, 3/10/16. BLAIN'S FARM & FLEET SUNFLOWER KERNELS 16 OZ , 1 lb(454 g), UPC 034952813661, Item # 637413. 10/4/16, 10/18/16, 10/19/16, 11/22/16, 12/1/16, 12/30/16, 1/13/17, 1/18/17, 1/20/17, 2/4/17, 2/22/16, 9/1/16, 2/28/16, 6/15/16, 6/15/16, 8/9/16, 7/6/16, 9/14/16, 5/24/16, 2/20/16, 4/20/16, 5/5/16, 7/19/16, 3/29/16. EILLIEN'S 10 OZ (284 g) SUNFLOWER KERNELS, UPC 034952131581, Item 202358. 9/29/16, 11/10/16, 12/9/16, 1/4/17, 2/5/17, 6/21/16, 2/15/16, 3/19/16, 4/9/16, 4/15/16, 5/13/16, 5/27/16, 9/2/16. EILLIEN'S 12 OZ (340 g) SUNFLOWER KERNELS, UPC 034952571103, Item # 128884. 10/28/16, 6/3/16, 9/16/16. Item # 800323: 9/22/16, 10/4/16, 10/19/16, 10/27/16, 11/22/16, 12/1/16, 12/15/16, 12/30/16, 1/5/17, 1/20/17, 1/25/17, 2/4/17, 5/18/16, 5/18/16, 9/1/16, 2/28/16, 3/24/16, 3/24/16, 3/30/16, 5/20/16, 2/7/16, 8/30/16, 3/3/16, 4/6/16, 6/1/16, 2/20/16, 6/22/16, 6/22/16, 8/3/16, 5/5/16, 6/8/16, 6/29/16, 7/19/16, 8/5/16, 8/21/16, 7/20/16, EILLIEN'S 14 OZ (397 g), SUNFLOWER KERNELS, UPC 034952563481, Item # 304907. 9/29/16, 10/4/16, 10/4/16, 10/27/16, 12/1/16, 12/15/16, 1/25/17, 2/13/16, 9/1/16, 2/28/16, 3/30/16, 7/14/16, 6/11/16, 4/30/16, 3/3/16, 5/24/16, 2/20/16, 4/20/16, 4/28/16, 6/22/16, 6/22/16, 7/23/16, 8/3/16. Item #: 1/13/17, 2/15/16. EILLIEN'S SUNFLOWER KERNEL TRAY 13 OZ (369 g), UPC 034952572711, Item # 204339. 6/29/16, 7/18/16, 8/10/16, 8/23/16, 9/9/16, 9/30/16, 9/30/16,10/19/16,11/9/16, 11/10/16,4/16/16,1/29/16,3/11/16,1/15/16,1/1/16,11/21/15, 6/16/16, 1/20/16,12/9/15, 6/9/16, 11/8/15, 5/17/16, 5/17/16, 4/8/16. EILLIEN'S SUNFLOWER KERNELS 4 OZ (113 g), UPC 034952006094, Item # 200188. 10/20/16, 10/26/16, 12/3/16, 12/31/16, 1/27/17, 2/9/17, 2/16/17, 7/16/16, 2/5/16, 5/11/16, 2/7/16, 3/4/16, 3/17/16, 3/23/16, 4/2/16, 4/14/16, 5/19/16, 5/28/16, 6/11/16, 6/24/16, 7/6/16, 7/9/16, 9/4/16. HOLIDAY SNACKTIME SUNFLOWER KERNEL 12 OZ (340 g), UPC 041282995349. 11/17/16, 11/18/16, 12/10/16, 12/28/16, 12/30/16, 12/31/16, 12/31/16, 1/25/17, 2/22/16, 2/28/16, 3/17/16, 4/15/16, 2/12/16, 9/14/16, 3/26/16, 3/3/16, 5/24/16, 2/20/16, 7/12/16, 2/8/16. MILL'S FLEET FARM SUNFLOWER KERNELS 16 OZ , 1 lb(454 g), UPC 034952363821, Item # 600346. 10/11/16, 10/11/16, 12/1/16, 12/8/16, 12/15/16, 12/15/16, 12/30/16, 1/6/17, 2/16/17, 5/18/16, 9/1/16, 8/9/16, 8/9/16, 4/2/16, 2/15/16, 3/5/16, 3/26/16, 2/20/16, 5/5/16, 5/7/16, 6/8/16, 6/29/16, 7/19/16. MILL'S FLEET FARM SUNFLOWER KERNELS 6.75OZ (191 g), UPC 034952365511, Item # 609563. 11/17/16, 1/20/17, 2/16/17, 4/1/16, 4/30/16, 6/17/16, 8/13/16. URGE SUNFLOWER KERNELS 5 OZ (142 g), UPC 039779010484, Item # 618124. 10/11/16, 10/18/16, 12/2/16, 1/12/17, 2/22/16, 2/22/16, 7/16/16, 3/17/16, 6/17/16, 5/1/16, 6/3/16, 7/7/16, 2/29/16, 7/29/16, 6/8/16, 8/20/16, 2/8/16, 2/6/16, 5/3/16, 7/22/16, 8/25/16. Item #117739, 760 CT 12 OZ SUNFLOWER KERNEL, UPC 34952136166. 1/20/17, 1/25/17, 1/27/17, 2/4/17.

Quantity

62,229 cases total for all products.

Reason

Eillien's Candies was notified by Sunopta, an ingredient supplier that the sunflower kernels may be contaminated with Listeria monocytogenes. In turn Eillien's in recalling a number of products manufactured with Roasted Salted Sunflower Kernels and / or Roasted Unsalted Sunflower Kernels. There have been no reported illnesses to date.

Recall initiation date

May 23, 2016

Report date

September 28, 2016

Classification date

Not published in this source record

Termination date

March 30, 2017

Distribution pattern

IL, IA, MI, MN, NY, ND, OK, SD, TX, WI.

UPC, lot, and code information

UPC 034952818949; Best By Date: 10/5/16, 11/25/16, 3/3/16, 5/6/16, 7/23/16, 3/10/16. 10/4/16, 10/18/16, 10/19/16, 11/22/16, 12/1/16, 12/30/16, 1/13/17, 1/18/17, 1/20/17, 2/4/17, 2/22/16, 9/1/16, 2/28/16, 6/15/16, 6/15/16, 8/9/16, 7/6/16, 9/14/16, 5/24/16, 2/20/16, 4/20/16, 5/5/16, 7/19/16, 3/29/16. 9/29/16, 11/10/16, 12/9/16, 1/4/17, 2/5/17, 6/21/16, 2/15/16, 3/19/16, 4/9/16, 4/15/16, 5/13/16, 5/27/16, 9/2/16. 10/28/16, 6/3/16, 9/16/16. 800323: 9/22/16, 10/4/16, 10/19/16, 10/27/16, 11/22/16, 12/1/16, 12/15/16, 12/30/16, 1/5/17, 1/20/17, 1/25/17, 2/4/17, 5/18/16, 5/18/16, 9/1/16, 2/28/16, 3/24/16, 3/24/16, 3/30/16, 5/20/16, 2/7/16, 8/30/16, 3/3/16, 4/6/16, 6/1/16, 2/20/16, 6/22/16, 6/22/16, 8/3/16, 5/5/16, 6/8/16, 6/29/16, 7/19/16, 8/5/16, 8/21/16, 7/20/16, 9/29/16, 10/4/16, 10/4/16, 10/27/16, 12/1/16, 12/15/16, 1/25/17, 2/13/16, 9/1/16, 2/28/16, 3/30/16, 7/14/16, 6/11/16, 4/30/16, 3/3/16, 5/24/16, 2/20/16, 4/20/16, 4/28/16, 6/22/16, 6/22/16, 7/23/16, 8/3/16. Item #: 1/13/17, 2/15/16. 6/29/16, 7/18/16, 8/10/16, 8/23/16, 9/9/16, 9/30/16, 9/30/16,10/19/16,11/9/16, 11/10/16,4/16/16,1/29/16,3/11/16,1/15/16,1/1/16,11/21/15, 6/16/16, 1/20/16,12/9/15, 6/9/16, 11/8/15, 5/17/16, 5/17/16, 4/8/16. 10/20/16, 10/26/16, 12/3/16, 12/31/16, 1/27/17, 2/9/17, 2/16/17, 7/16/16, 2/5/16, 5/11/16, 2/7/16, 3/4/16, 3/17/16, 3/23/16, 4/2/16, 4/14/16, 5/19/16, 5/28/16, 6/11/16, 6/24/16, 7/6/16, 7/9/16, 9/4/16. 11/17/16, 11/18/16, 12/10/16, 12/28/16, 12/30/16, 12/31/16, 12/31/16, 1/25/17, 2/22/16, 2/28/16, 3/17/16, 4/15/16, 2/12/16, 9/14/16, 3/26/16, 3/3/16, 5/24/16, 2/20/16, 7/12/16, 2/8/16. 10/11/16, 10/11/16, 12/1/16, 12/8/16, 12/15/16, 12/15/16, 12/30/16, 1/6/17, 2/16/17, 5/18/16, 9/1/16, 8/9/16, 8/9/16, 4/2/16, 2/15/16, 3/5/16, 3/26/16, 2/20/16, 5/5/16, 5/7/16, 6/8/16, 6/29/16, 7/19/16. 11/17/16, 1/20/17, 2/16/17, 4/1/16, 4/30/16, 6/17/16, 8/13/16. 10/11/16, 10/18/16, 12/2/16, 1/12/17, 2/22/16, 2/22/16, 7/16/16, 3/17/16, 6/17/16, 5/1/16, 6/3/16, 7/7/16, 2/29/16, 7/29/16, 6/8/16, 8/20/16, 2/8/16, 2/6/16, 5/3/16, 7/22/16, 8/25/16. 1/20/17, 1/25/17, 1/27/17, 2/4/17.

Voluntary or mandated

Voluntary: Firm initiated

Initial notification method

Letter

Source last updated

Not tracked separately from the Public Health Trace retrieval date below

Public Health Trace retrieval date

July 18, 2026 ET

Other products recalled under this same event

This recall shares FDA event ID 74387 with 7 other product entries in Public Health Trace.

Responsible company: Eillien's Candies, Inc.

Other recalls from Eillien's Candies, Inc.

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Distribution map

State	Distributed
Illinois	1
Iowa	1
Michigan	1
Minnesota	1
New York	1
North Dakota	1
Oklahoma	1
South Dakota	1
Texas	1
Wisconsin	1

States shown are extracted from the source's free-text distribution description above; a narrative description (e.g. "distributed nationwide") may not list individual states to extract.

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