Uncle Buck's Sunflower Kernels Recalled Due to Listeria Risk
Rucker's Wholesale recalls Uncle Buck's HC Sunflower Kernels (3 oz) due to Listeria Monocytogenes contamination. Check your best-by dates.
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Sunflower kernels in this product are contaminated with Listeria Monocytogenes per the original supplier, SunOpta.
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What happened, in plain English
Rucker's Wholesale & Service Co., Inc. is recalling HC Sunflower Kernels packaged in clear plastic bags with green, brown, and yellow labels. The kernels are contaminated with Listeria Monocytogenes, which can cause serious illness. The recall covers 15,312 bags distributed to retail stores nationwide and Canadian firms. Read more at govinfonow.com/recall/24065-uncle-buck-s-sunflower-kernels-recalled-due-to-listeria-risk.
Source Summary by GovInfoNow · govinfonow.com/recall/24065-uncle-buck-s-sunflower-kernels-recalled-due-to-listeria-risk · Updated October 9, 2026 · FDA enforcement record: FDA #F-1746-2016
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“Uncle Buck's Sunflower Kernels Recalled Due to Listeria Risk.” GovInfoNow, updated October 9, 2026. https://govinfonow.com/recall/24065-uncle-buck-s-sunflower-kernels-recalled-due-to-listeria-risk. Based on FDA recall #F-1746-2016 (https://api.fda.gov/food/enforcement.json?search=recall_number:%22F-1746-2016%22&limit=1).
Why it’s dangerous
Listeria Monocytogenes is a bacteria that can cause severe foodborne illness, particularly dangerous for pregnant women, older adults, and people with weakened immune systems. Ingestion of contaminated kernels poses a direct health threat.
Who’s affected
Consumers who purchased HC Sunflower Kernels from the affected retail stores or received shipments from Rucker's Wholesale & Service Co., Inc. between the specified dates are at risk of Listeria infection.
How to tell if you have this one
Look for HC Sunflower Kernels in a clear plastic bag with an attached green, brown, and yellow label reading "Uncle Buck's Sunflower kernel". The UPC code is 752545070894. Check the best-by date, which ranges from 071316 to 022917.
- Brand
Uncle Buck's- Product
HC SUNFLOWER KERNEL 3 OZ. packaged in a clear plastic bag with attached green brown and yellow label that reads in part- Category
Food
All 8 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 I- Status
Terminated- Distribution
70 retail stores nationwide. Product was also shipped to canada firms. please see attached spread sheet for a full list of customers.
| Recall number | Product, codes & lots | Quantity |
|---|---|---|
| F-1740-2016 | Cajun Hot Mix 6 OZ. packaged in clear plastic bags with sticker label. This product has multiple brands. All brands are under the same UPC 052545002681. Brand names include Big R. Stores, Bomgaar's, C-A-L Ranch Store's, Coastal, Family Choice, Fin Feather Furn Outfitter's, Gebos, Sportman's warehouse, theisen's,; best by dates 071316 to 051617 | 3,915 bags |
| F-1741-2016 | Cajun hot mix 6 OZ Family Choice Brand, packaged in a clear plastic bag with brown and blue sticky labile. UPC 052545012680; Best by 071316 to 051617 | 4,671 bags |
| F-1742-2016 | SWEET N SALTY 7.5 OZ.packaged in a clear plastic bag with white sticky label. The product is under UPC code 052545003398 and includes the brand names Big R Store's, Coastal, and Fin feather Fur Outfitter's.; best by date 062216 to 020117 | 504 bags |
| F-1743-2016 | SWEET N SALTY MIX 7.5 oz. packaged in a clear plastic bag with brown and purple label with the UPC 052545013397; best by date 062216 to 041817 | 1,344 bags |
| F-1744-2016 | CAJUN HOT MIX 8 OZ. packaged in a clear plastic bag with sticky label under the UPC number 052545022689, and several brand names, including ATWOOD'S RANCH & HOME, BASS PRO SHOP'S UNCLE BUCK'S, BIG R STORE'S, CABELA'S CLASSIC'S, CABELA'S OUTFITTER CLASSIC, FARM & HOME SUPPLY, F & S TRADING, JAYS SPORTING GOODS, MOO'D FOOD /MURDOCHS, and RURAL KING; best by date 071316 to 051617 | 24,112 bags |
| F-1745-2016 | SWEET N SALTY 10 OZ packaged in a clear plastic bag with sticky label under the UPC code 052545023396 and several brands including BIG R STORE'S, FAMILY CHOICE, FARM & HOME SUPPLY, JAYS SPORTING GOODS; best by date 062216 to 041817 | 1,032 bags |
| F-1746-2016 | HC SUNFLOWER KERNEL 3 OZ. packaged in a clear plastic bag with attached green brown and yellow label that reads in part " Uncle Bucks Sunflower kernel" UPC code 752545070894; best by date 071316 to 022917 | 15,312 bags |
| F-1747-2016 | HC SWEET N SALTY 3oz packaged in clear bags with attached brown, green, and yellow label that reads in part " Uncle Buck's Sweet N Salty trail mix" UPC 752545073390; best by date 062216 to 041817 | 20,184 bags |
What to do — step by step
Check Product Details
Verify if your product matches the description: HC Sunflower Kernels 3 oz, UPC 752545070894, and best-by dates between 071316 and 022917.
Stop Consumption
Do not eat the product if it matches the recalled description due to Listeria contamination.
Where it went and when
Where it was distributed
Distributed nationwide, and outside the U.S.
FDA distribution: “70 retail stores nationwide. Product was also shipped to canada firms. please see attached spread sheet for a full list of customers.” States read from FDA’s own wording; “not listed” means the notice does not name it.
Distributed nationwide, and outside the U.S.
Recall timeline
FDA terminated this recall 21 months after the firm started it.
- Firm started the recall
- FDA classified it Class I
- Published in FDA’s Enforcement Report
- 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-1746-2016 (June 8, 2016) — FDA publishes no per-recall page; this is the official machine-readable enforcement record. Search FDA recalls for F-1746-2016 to see it in context.
- Plain-language summary written by qwen3.6:35b-a3b on October 9, 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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