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Op-Ed: FDA list of companies in sunflower seeds recall is unbelievable

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May 24, 2016

But I realized today, after getting two more alerts from the FDA and reading that Martin’s Foods, a local chain supermarket here in Richmond was recalling salads with sunflower seeds in them, that it would be interesting to go ahead and list, for the first time, all the recalls involving sunflower seeds and kernels.

The list includes companies that have distributed seeds and kernels, including packages of sunflower seeds and kernels, fresh salads with sunflower kernels, snack bars, cookies, mixed nut snacks, and 50-pound bags of sunflower seeds. These products have been shipped all across the country to distributors, retail stores, and institutions that include schools.

All I can tell you about the recall is that it is not over, but I would suggest that everyone refrain from purchasing and eating anything that contains sunflower seeds or kernels until the recall has ended. I don’t know how many seeds or kernels are in a pound of sunflower products, but as far as I can tell, there must be hundreds or even thousands of pounds involved in this nationwide recall.

FDA list of companies recalling products with possibly contaminated sunflower seeds or kernels starting with today and going back to May 3, 2016:
05/24/2016 – C. J. Dannemiller Co., Martin’s Foods
05/24/2016 – E.S. Foods
05/23/2016 – Alpine Valley, Wegmans, Flave Fitness, Gonzo, more
05/22/2016 – Hy-Vee
05/21/2016 – Albertsons-Safeway, Bashas, more
05/20/2016 – Dakota Style
05/20/2016 – Hickory Harvest, Big Y, Amish Farms, more
05/19/2016 – Southern Grove, Naturally Select, more
05/18/2016 – Sunrich Naturals and Planters
05/16/2016 – Quaker
05/13/2016 – Fresh Attractions, 1897, Ciao, Farmers Market, more
05/11/2016 – Vending Nut Company
05/10/2016 – Publix
05/09/2016 – Uncle Buck’s
05/09/2016 – Kroger, Dollywood
05/05/2016 – Dakota Style, Creative Snacks Co., Heart Smart Mix, The Fresh Market, Plentiful Planet, and others
05/04/2016 – Publix, Mountain Thins, Kroger, Mountain Direct, Dakota’s Best Biggy’s and Planters
05/04/2016 – Hickory Harvest, IM Good, Sheetz, and others
05/04/2016 – Southern Grove, Natures Harvest, Roundy and others
05/03/2016 – Mountain District, Southern Grove, Natures Harvest, Roundy and others

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