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Lipari Foods Honey Roasted Sunflower Seeds Recall: Off Taste Due to Mislabeled Shelf Life

Lipari Foods recalls Honey Roasted Sunflower Seeds in 12oz tubs and 25lb bulk due to off taste from mislabeled shelf life. Consumers should check product codes and contact Lipari for details.

🇺🇸 FDA recall #F-3582-2017FoodLipari Foods ›
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Recalling firmLipari Foods, Inc.26661 Bunert Rd · Warren, MI 48089-3650
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What happened, in plain English

Lipari Foods is recalling Honey Roasted Sunflower Seeds in 12oz tubs and 25lb bulk because they have an off taste due to mislabeled shelf life. This recall is based on a consumer complaint and does not involve safety risks. Read more at govinfonow.com/recall/20471-lipari-foods-honey-roasted-sunflower-seeds-recall-off-taste-due.

Source Summary by GovInfoNow · govinfonow.com/recall/20471-lipari-foods-honey-roasted-sunflower-seeds-recall-off-taste-due · Updated October 7, 2026 · FDA enforcement record: FDA #F-3582-2017

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“Lipari Foods Honey Roasted Sunflower Seeds Recall: Off Taste Due to Mislabeled Shelf Life.” GovInfoNow, updated October 7, 2026. https://govinfonow.com/recall/20471-lipari-foods-honey-roasted-sunflower-seeds-recall-off-taste-due. Based on FDA recall #F-3582-2017 (https://api.fda.gov/food/enforcement.json?search=recall_number:%22F-3582-2017%22&limit=1).

Why it’s dangerous

The seeds have an off taste because the shelf life was mislabeled. This issue arose from a consumer complaint and does not pose a safety hazard.

Who’s affected

Anyone who purchased Honey Roasted Sunflower Seeds in 12oz tubs or 25lb bulk from Lipari Foods. Consumers with the specific UPC or production lot codes listed are most at risk.

How to tell if you have this one

Check for the UPC codes 673316036539 (12oz tubs) or 094776000630 (25lb bulk). Also look for production lot codes 70331R, 70191R, or 71541R.

  • Brand
    Lipari Foods
  • Product
    Sunflower Seeds Honey Roasted, 12oz Tubs & 25lb Bulk
  • Category
    Food
Based on the official FDA remedy

What to do — step by step

  1. Check Product Details

    Look for the UPC codes 673316036539 or 094776000630 and production lot codes 70331R, 70191R, or 71541R on the packaging.

Where it went and when

Where it was distributed

Distributed in 9 states.

Alaska: not listedAKMaine: not listedMEVermont: not listedVTNew Hampshire: not listedNHWashington: not listedWAIdaho: not listedIDMontana: not listedMTNorth Dakota: not listedNDMinnesota: not listedMNIllinois: yesILWisconsin: yesWIMichigan: yesMINew York: not listedNYRhode Island: not listedRIMassachusetts: not listedMAOregon: not listedORNevada: not listedNVWyoming: not listedWYSouth Dakota: not listedSDIowa: not listedIAIndiana: not listedINOhio: yesOHPennsylvania: yesPANew Jersey: not listedNJConnecticut: not listedCTCalifornia: not listedCAUtah: not listedUTColorado: not listedCONebraska: not listedNEMissouri: yesMOKentucky: yesKYWest Virginia: not listedWVVirginia: not listedVAMaryland: not listedMDDelaware: not listedDEArizona: not listedAZNew Mexico: not listedNMKansas: not listedKSArkansas: not listedARTennessee: not listedTNNorth Carolina: not listedNCSouth Carolina: yesSCDistrict of Columbia: not listedDCOklahoma: not listedOKLouisiana: not listedLAMississippi: not listedMSAlabama: not listedALGeorgia: not listedGAHawaii: not listedHITexas: not listedTXFlorida: yesFL

FDA distribution: “Domestic Only: MI, FL, SC, OH, KY, WI, MO, PA, and IL” States read from FDA’s own wording; “not listed” means the notice does not name it.

States: Florida, Illinois, Kentucky, Michigan, Missouri, Ohio, Pennsylvania, South Carolina, Wisconsin.

Recall timeline

FDA terminated this recall 5 months after the firm started it.

1. Firm started the recall: Aug 30, 201712. FDA classified it Class III: Sep 22, 201723. Published in FDA’s Enforcement Report: Oct 4, 201734. FDA terminated the recall: Jan 16, 2018420172018
  1. Firm started the recall
  2. FDA classified it Class III
  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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The facts (hazard, remedy, dates, manufacturer) are pulled from the official FDA recall record. The plain-language summary and step-by-step checklist are written by GovInfoNow to make the official notice easier to act on — they don’t replace it.

  • Official source: FDA Recall #F-3582-2017 (August 30, 2017) — FDA publishes no per-recall page; this is the official machine-readable enforcement record. Search FDA recalls for F-3582-2017 to see it in context.
  • Plain-language summary written by qwen3:4b on October 7, 2026, from the official record above. Not reviewed by a person — if it conflicts with the FDA notice, the notice is correct. Report an error on this page.
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