Recalls / Class I
Class IF-0421-2019
Class I— FDA's most serious classification, issued when there is a reasonable probability that consumption of or exposure to the product will cause serious adverse health consequences or death.
Product
La Mexicana Garlic Salsa 16 oz. Gourmet Style Garlic 16 oz.
- Type
- Food
- Affected lot / code info
- Sell by date between September 28, 2018 and November 19, 2018.
- Quantity
- 780,000 units (total)
Why it was recalled
Potential Listeria monocytogenes contamination.
Recalling firm
- Firm
- La Mexicana LLC
- Notification channel
- Letter
- Type
- Voluntary: Firm initiated
- Address
- 4601 Pacific Blvd, N/A, Vernon, California 90058-2209
Distribution
- Distribution pattern
- U.S. distribution to the following: CA, UT, AZ, KS, NE, LA, WI, IN, MA, KY, NY, PA, OR, CT, NC, CO, GA, FL, WA, IL, TX, and ID. No foreign distribution.
Timeline
- Recall initiated
- 2018-09-28
- FDA classified
- 2018-11-08
- Posted by FDA
- 2018-10-24
- Terminated
- 2018-11-27
- Status
- Terminated
Source: openFDA Food Enforcement endpoint. Recall record F-0421-2019. The FDA issues recall classifications as health-hazard assessments, not legal findings.