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Publix Cranberry Nut Mix Recall: Listeria Contamination Risk

Publix recalls cranberry nut seed mix due to possible Listeria monocytogenes contamination. Affected lots from Lakeland, FL. Consumers should check lot codes 16074 or 16091.

🇺🇸 FDA recall #F-1427-2016FoodPublix ›
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Recalling firmPublix Super Markets, Inc.3300 Publix Corporate Pkwy · Lakeland, FL 33811-3311
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Publix is recalling cranberry nut and seed mix products that may contain Listeria monocyt: a bacteria that can cause serious illness. This recall affects specific lots sold in Florida. The contamination risk means these products should not be consumed. Read more at govinfonow.com/recall/24436-publix-cranberry-nut-mix-recall-listeria-contamination-risk.

Source Summary by GovInfoNow · govinfonow.com/recall/24436-publix-cranberry-nut-mix-recall-listeria-contamination-risk · Updated August 10, 2026 · FDA enforcement record: FDA #F-1427-2016

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“Publix Cranberry Nut Mix Recall: Listeria Contamination Risk.” GovInfoNow, updated August 10, 2026. https://govinfonow.com/recall/24436-publix-cranberry-nut-mix-recall-listeria-contamination-risk. Based on FDA recall #F-1427-2016 (https://api.fda.gov/food/enforcement.json?search=recall_number:%22F-1427-2016%22&limit=1).

The FDA announced on May 10, 2016, that Publix Super Markets, Inc. voluntarily recalled Publix Cranberry Nut & Seed Mix due to possible Listeria monocytogenes contamination. The agency issued recall number F-1427-2016 for the product distributed in Alabama, Florida, Georgia, North Carolina, South Carolina, and Tennessee.

How to tell if you have it

  • Brand: Publix
  • Product: Publix Cranberry Nut & Seed Mix
  • Size: 7.05 ounce plastic container
  • Lot codes: 16074, 16091
  • Distribution states: AL, FL, GA, NC, SC, TN

The hazard

The recall cites possible contamination of Listeria monocytogenes as the hazard. The FDA classified this as a Class I recall, indicating a reasonable probability that the food will cause serious adverse health consequences or death.

Context

GovInfoNow's records show Publix Super Markets, Inc. has 15 other recalls on record since September 5, 2014. Recent brand recalls include Publix Organic Mixed Berries on June 25, 2026, and Publix Rich & Creamy Vanilla Ice Cream on October 14, 2025. Other recent recalls of similar products include Moonlight Packing Peppermint Peaches (October 28, 2025), Moonlight Packing Peppermint Peach (October 28, 2025), and Moonlight Packing Peaches (October 28, 2025).

How to tell if you have this one

Check the product label for the plastic container and lot codes 16074 or 16091. The product was manufactured by Publix Supermarkets in Lakeland, Florida.

  • Brand
    Publix
  • Category
    Food
Based on the official FDA remedy

What to do — step by step

  1. Stop Using It Now

    Discard the affected cranberry nut and seed mix products immediately.

Where it went and when

Where it was distributed

Distributed in 6 states.

Alaska: not listedAKMaine: not listedMEVermont: not listedVTNew Hampshire: not listedNHWashington: not listedWAIdaho: not listedIDMontana: not listedMTNorth Dakota: not listedNDMinnesota: not listedMNIllinois: not listedILWisconsin: not listedWIMichigan: not listedMINew York: not listedNYRhode Island: not listedRIMassachusetts: not listedMAOregon: not listedORNevada: not listedNVWyoming: not listedWYSouth Dakota: not listedSDIowa: not listedIAIndiana: not listedINOhio: not listedOHPennsylvania: not listedPANew Jersey: not listedNJConnecticut: not listedCTCalifornia: not listedCAUtah: not listedUTColorado: not listedCONebraska: not listedNEMissouri: not listedMOKentucky: not listedKYWest Virginia: not listedWVVirginia: not listedVAMaryland: not listedMDDelaware: not listedDEArizona: not listedAZNew Mexico: not listedNMKansas: not listedKSArkansas: not listedARTennessee: yesTNNorth Carolina: yesNCSouth Carolina: yesSCDistrict of Columbia: not listedDCOklahoma: not listedOKLouisiana: not listedLAMississippi: not listedMSAlabama: yesALGeorgia: yesGAHawaii: not listedHITexas: not listedTXFlorida: yesFL

FDA distribution: “Distributed to the following states: AL, FL, GA, NC, SC, TN” States read from FDA’s own wording; “not listed” means the notice does not name it.

States: Alabama, Florida, Georgia, North Carolina, South Carolina, Tennessee.

Recall timeline

FDA terminated this recall 11 months after the firm started it.

1. Firm started the recall: May 10, 201612. FDA classified it Class I: Jun 3, 201623. Published in FDA’s Enforcement Report: Jun 15, 201634. FDA terminated the recall: Apr 13, 2017420162017
  1. Firm started the recall
  2. FDA classified it Class I
  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-1427-2016 (May 10, 2016) — FDA publishes no per-recall page; this is the official machine-readable enforcement record. Search FDA recalls for F-1427-2016 to see it in context.
  • Plain-language summary written by qwen3:4b on August 10, 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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