Dollywood Cajun Mix Recalled Due to Listeria Contamination
Dollywood Cajun Mix in 9oz bags is recalled due to Listeria Monocytogenes contamination. Check your best-by dates and UPC.
Stop using this now
Cajun Mix containing sunflower kernels are contaminated with Listeria Monocytogenes per the supplier SunOpta.
Contact the company
What happened, in plain English
Rucker's Makin Batch Candies, Inc. is recalling Dollywood Cajun Mix because the sunflower kernels are contaminated with Listeria Monocytogenes. The product was sold at Dollywood Theme Park in Sevierville, TN. No remedy or return instructions are provided in this record. Read more at govinfonow.com/recall/24092-dollywood-cajun-mix-recalled-due-to-listeria-contamination.
Source Summary by GovInfoNow · govinfonow.com/recall/24092-dollywood-cajun-mix-recalled-due-to-listeria-contamination · Updated October 9, 2026 · FDA enforcement record: FDA #F-2222-2016
Cite this page
“Dollywood Cajun Mix Recalled Due to Listeria Contamination.” GovInfoNow, updated October 9, 2026. https://govinfonow.com/recall/24092-dollywood-cajun-mix-recalled-due-to-listeria-contamination. Based on FDA recall #F-2222-2016 (https://api.fda.gov/food/enforcement.json?search=recall_number:%22F-2222-2016%22&limit=1).
Why it’s dangerous
The sunflower kernels in the mix are contaminated with Listeria Monocytogenes. Ingesting this bacteria can cause serious illness, particularly for vulnerable individuals.
Who’s affected
Anyone who purchased the 9-ounce bags of Dollywood Cajun Mix at Dollywood Theme Park between January 23, 2016, and November 11, 2016. Consumers are at risk of Listeria infection if they consume the contaminated product.
How to tell if you have this one
Look for Dollywood Cajun Mix packaged in a clear 9-ounce plastic bag with a grey sticker label reading "Dollywood Candy Kitchen". Check the UPC code 4 9000 503302 and best-by codes ranging from 1/23/2016 to 11/11/16.
- Brand
Dollywood- Product
Dollywood Cajun Mix packaged in a clear 9 ounce plastic bag with grey sticker label reading in part "Dollywood Candy- Category
Food
What to do — step by step
Stop consuming the product
Do not eat the Dollywood Cajun Mix if it matches the description and dates above due to Listeria risk.
Discard or return the item
The record does not specify a remedy, so you should discard the product or contact the retailer for guidance.
Where it went and when
Where it was distributed
Distributed in Tennessee.
FDA distribution: “The firm shipped this product to one retail facility. The retail facility is Dollywood Theme Park, 1130 Wagner Drive, Sevierville, TN 37862. No foreign Consignees.” States read from FDA’s own wording; “not listed” means the notice does not name it.
States: Tennessee.
Recall timeline
FDA terminated this recall 2.5 years 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.
Questions people ask
Where was this product sold?
It was shipped to and sold at Dollywood Theme Park, 1130 Wagner Drive, Sevierville, TN 37862.
Similar recalls
Latest food recalls
Keep exploring
Where this comes from
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-2222-2016 (June 7, 2016) — FDA publishes no per-recall page; this is the official machine-readable enforcement record. Search FDA recalls for F-2222-2016 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.
- GovInfoNow is an independent service and is not a government agency. We republish official FDA recall data; we don’t issue, amend or administer recalls.