Recalls / Class I
Class IF-0811-2021
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
Shredded Carrots Brand name: Grimmway Farms 10 oz. (284g) plastic bag UPC: 0 7878350610 1 10 oz. plastic bags - Kroger - did not reach retail. Destroyed at DC's 10 oz. plastic bags - LIDL - Did not reach retail. Destroyed at DC's 5 lb. bags - Food Service - Brand Names - Grimmway Farms, Markon, Cross Valley Also sold to bulk customers: 500 lb. bags
- Type
- Food
- Affected lot / code info
- Best if Used by: AUG 09 21, All of the products in this table have a 9-character lot code beginning with 195, 196 or 197 and ending in BF or SP printed on the bag. For example, 1952023BF.
- Quantity
- 62.582 cases, 1,709,767 lbs (total)
Why it was recalled
Carrot products may be contaminated with Salmonella
Recalling firm
- Firm
- Grimmway Enterprises, Inc. dba Grimmway Farms
- Notification channel
- Two or more of the following: Email, Fax, Letter, Press Release, Telephone, Visit
- Type
- Voluntary: Firm initiated
- Address
- 11412 Malaga Rd, Arvin, California 93203-9641
Distribution
- Distribution pattern
- Nationwide. Product also shipped to Canada but destroyed before it entered retail stores.
Timeline
- Recall initiated
- 2021-07-19
- FDA classified
- 2021-08-03
- Posted by FDA
- 2021-08-11
- Terminated
- 2022-02-25
- Status
- Terminated
Source: openFDA Food Enforcement endpoint. Recall record F-0811-2021. The FDA issues recall classifications as health-hazard assessments, not legal findings.