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Liberty Snacks Honey Roasted Cashews Recalled for Listeria Risk

Liberty Snacks recalls 1.2 oz Honey Roasted Cashews due to positive Listeria monocytogenes test results. Check your lot number and UPC.

🇺🇸 FDA recall #F-1499-2018FoodLiberty Snacks ›
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Recalling firmOhio Hickory Harvest Brand Products Inc.90 Logan Pkwy · Akron, OH 44319-1177
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What happened, in plain English

Liberty Candy & Nuts Inc. is recalling Liberty Snacks Honey Roasted Cashews because a product in the same storage bin tested positive for Listeria monocytogenes. The affected items are 1.2 oz packages with Lot # 032119 and UPC 8-04879-17154-4. The record does not specify a remedy or deadline for consumers. Read more at govinfonow.com/recall/19228-liberty-snacks-honey-roasted-cashews-recalled-for-listeria-risk.

Source Summary by GovInfoNow · govinfonow.com/recall/19228-liberty-snacks-honey-roasted-cashews-recalled-for-listeria-risk · Updated October 11, 2026 · FDA enforcement record: FDA #F-1499-2018

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“Liberty Snacks Honey Roasted Cashews Recalled for Listeria Risk.” GovInfoNow, updated October 11, 2026. https://govinfonow.com/recall/19228-liberty-snacks-honey-roasted-cashews-recalled-for-listeria-risk. Based on FDA recall #F-1499-2018 (https://api.fda.gov/food/enforcement.json?search=recall_number:%22F-1499-2018%22&limit=1).

Why it’s dangerous

Listeria monocytogenes is a bacterium that can cause serious infections, particularly in pregnant women, newborns, the elderly, and people with weakened immune systems. The recall was triggered by positive test results for this pathogen found in a product stored in the same bin as the recalled cashews.

Who’s affected

Consumers who purchased 1.2 oz packages of Liberty Snacks Honey Roasted Cashews in Alabama, Arkansas, Arizona, California, Colorado, Connecticut, Florida, Georgia, Iowa, Illinois, Indiana, Kansas, Kentucky, Louisiana, Maryland, Michigan, Missouri, North Carolina, North Dakota, Nebraska, Nevada, New York, Ohio, Oklahoma, Oregon, Pennsylvania, South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas, Utah, Virginia, Washington, or Wyoming.

How to tell if you have this one

Look for Liberty Snacks Honey Roasted Cashews, Net Wt. 1.2 oz. Check the package for Lot # 032119 and UPC 8-04879-17154-4. The product was distributed by Liberty Candy & Nuts Inc.

  • Brand
    Liberty Snacks
  • Category
    Food
FDA recall event · 6 products

All 6 products in this recall

FDA lists each product line separately under one recall event. Check your product description, lot or code numbers against each row. Every row shares the hazard and remedy on this page.

  • Classification
    Class II
  • Status
    Terminated
  • Distribution
    Product was only distributed in the following states: AL, AR, AZ, CA, CO, CT, FL, GA, IA, IL, IN, KS, KY, LA, MD, MI, MO, NC, ND, NE, NV, NY, OH, OK, OR, PA, SC, TN, TX, UT, VA, WA and WY.
Recall numberProduct, codes & lotsQuantity
F-1496-2018Heinens Organic Nut Mix Net Wt. 9 oz (255g) Distributed By Heinens, Warrensville Hts., OH 44128 UPC 0-36232-01871-1; Lot # 03191940 Cases with 6 tubs per case
F-1497-2018Hickory Harvest Island Fruit Mix NET WT 9 oz (255g) Distributed by: Hickory Harvest Foods, Akron, OH 44319 UPC 0-36232-06052-9; Lot # 032019200 Cases with 9 bags per case
F-1498-2018Liberty Snacks Natural PISTACHIOS Net Wt. 1 oz (#g) DISTRIBUTED BY Liberty Candy & Nuts Inc. 347.945.0540 libertysnacks@gmail.com UPC 8-04879-17158-4; Lot # 032019208 Cases with 72 packages per case
F-1499-2018Liberty Snacks Honey Roasted CASHEWS Net Wt. 1.2 oz (#g) DISTRIBUTED BY Liberty Candy & Nuts Inc. 347.945.0540 libertysnacks@gmail.com UPC 8-04879-17154-4; Lot # 032119156 Cases with 72 packages per case
F-1500-2018Liberty Snacks Raw ALMONDS Net Wt. 1.3 oz (#g) DISTRIBUTED BY Liberty Candy & Nuts Inc. 347.945.0540 libertysnacks@gmail.com UPC 8-04879-17157-7; Lot # 031919208 Cases with 72 packages per case
F-1501-2018Liberty Snacks NUTS ALMOND RAISIN Mix Net Wt. 1.6 oz (#g) DISTRIBUTED BY Liberty Candy & Nuts Inc. 347.945.0540 libertysnacks@gmail.com UPC 8-04879-17158-7; Lot # 03201952 Cases with 72 packages per case
Based on the official FDA remedy

What to do — step by step

  1. Check Your Product

    Verify if you have Liberty Snacks Honey Roasted Cashews with Lot # 032119 and UPC 8-04879-17154-4.

  2. Contact the Distributor

    Call Liberty Candy & Nuts Inc. at 347.945.0540 for further information or instructions, as no specific remedy is listed in the record.

Where it went and when

Where it was distributed

Distributed in 33 states.

Alaska: not listedAKMaine: not listedMEVermont: not listedVTNew Hampshire: not listedNHWashington: yesWAIdaho: not listedIDMontana: not listedMTNorth Dakota: yesNDMinnesota: not listedMNIllinois: yesILWisconsin: not listedWIMichigan: yesMINew York: yesNYRhode Island: not listedRIMassachusetts: not listedMAOregon: yesORNevada: yesNVWyoming: yesWYSouth Dakota: not listedSDIowa: yesIAIndiana: yesINOhio: yesOHPennsylvania: yesPANew Jersey: not listedNJConnecticut: yesCTCalifornia: yesCAUtah: yesUTColorado: yesCONebraska: yesNEMissouri: yesMOKentucky: yesKYWest Virginia: not listedWVVirginia: yesVAMaryland: yesMDDelaware: not listedDEArizona: yesAZNew Mexico: not listedNMKansas: yesKSArkansas: yesARTennessee: yesTNNorth Carolina: yesNCSouth Carolina: yesSCDistrict of Columbia: not listedDCOklahoma: yesOKLouisiana: yesLAMississippi: not listedMSAlabama: yesALGeorgia: yesGAHawaii: not listedHITexas: yesTXFlorida: yesFL

FDA distribution: “Product was only distributed in the following states: AL, AR, AZ, CA, CO, CT, FL, GA, IA, IL, IN, KS, KY, LA, MD, MI, MO, NC, ND, NE, NV, NY, OH, OK, OR, PA, SC, TN, TX, UT, VA, WA and WY.” States read from FDA’s own wording; “not listed” means the notice does not name it.

States: Alabama, Arizona, Arkansas, California, Colorado, Connecticut, Florida, Georgia, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Kentucky, Louisiana, Maryland, Michigan, Missouri, Nebraska, Nevada, New York, North Carolina, North Dakota, Ohio, Oklahoma, Oregon, Pennsylvania, South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas, Utah, Virginia, Washington, Wyoming.

Recall timeline

FDA terminated this recall 3 months after the firm started it.

1. Firm started the recall: Apr 10, 201812. FDA classified it Class II: May 30, 201823. Published in FDA’s Enforcement Report: Jun 6, 201834. FDA terminated the recall: Jul 16, 201842018
  1. Firm started the recall
  2. FDA classified it Class II
  3. Published in FDA’s Enforcement Report
  4. FDA terminated the recall

Dates from the agency record only; steps without a date are left out.

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Questions people ask

How many cases were recalled?

156 Cases with 72 packages per case were included in this recall.

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We’ve drafted a message you can send Liberty Snacks to request your refund or repair — edit it as you like.

Subject: Recall F-1499-2018 — Liberty Snacks Honey Roasted Cashews Recalled for Listeria Risk

Hello,

I own a Liberty Snacks Honey Roasted Cashews Recalled for Listeria Risk that is covered by recall F-1499-2018 from Liberty Snacks.

I’m writing to arrange the remedy described in the recall (a refund, repair, or replacement as applicable). Could you please tell me the next steps to resolve this?

Thank you.

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  • Official source: FDA Recall #F-1499-2018 (April 10, 2018) — FDA publishes no per-recall page; this is the official machine-readable enforcement record. Search FDA recalls for F-1499-2018 to see it in context.
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