SunOpta expanded recall of sunflower kernels which have the potential to be contaminated with Listeria has now impacted dozens of other products now listed on the FDA recall page

Listeria  is an organism, which can cause serious and sometimes fatal infections in young children, frail or elderly people, and others with weakened immune systems. Although healthy individuals may suffer only short-term symptoms such as high fever, severe headache, stiffness, nausea, abdominal pain and diarrhea, Listeria infection can cause miscarriages and stillbirths among pregnant women.