FDA Food Recalls

Recalls / Class II

Class IIF-1444-2014

Product

Condies Food fine shred lettuce, and 1/4 shred lettuce; 5 lbs bags, 4 bags per case

Type
Food
Affected lot / code info
Fine shred lettuce 1-7; 1/4 shred lettuce 1-6
Quantity
Fine shred lettuce (1-7): 90 cases; 1/4 shred lettuce (1-6): 28 cases

Why it was recalled

A piece of hard brittle plastic was found inside a bag of 41890 Lettuce Shred Fine. The bag of lettuce had the following code date: Use Thru 1/7. Upon receipt of a picture of the plastic, it was determined that the plastic had originated from an instrument used by Condies Foods for quality control purposes. It is believed that there is a possibility that additional pieces may be within other bags

Recalling firm

Firm
Condies Foods, Inc
Notification channel
Letter
Type
Voluntary: Firm initiated
Address
4850 S 5300 W, Kearns, Utah 84118-6383

Distribution

Distribution pattern
5 Distributors within UT

Timeline

Recall initiated
2014-01-02
FDA classified
2014-01-27
Posted by FDA
2014-02-05
Terminated
2014-04-17
Status
Terminated

Source: openFDA Food Enforcement endpoint. Recall record F-1444-2014. The FDA issues recall classifications as health-hazard assessments, not legal findings.