Recalls / Class I
Class IF-1599-2012
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
River Ranch brand Chopped Iceberg, 4 x 5 lb bag, UPC: n/a; Product is a salad item; bagged in clear polyethylene film (foodservice) and polypropylene/polyethylene (retail). Refrigerate and consume within Best By date. Product is processed and packaged by River Ranch Fresh Foods, LLC
- Type
- Food
- Affected lot / code info
- Best By code dates between 12MAY2012 - 29MAY2012; 12MAY2012 - 22MAY2012. The code date is located in the upper right hand corner of the bags.
Why it was recalled
River Ranch was notified that two separate samples of products pulled by the FDA which were produced by River Ranch, tested positive for Listeria monocytogenes.
Recalling firm
- Firm
- River Ranch Fresh Foods LLC
- Notification channel
- Press Release
- Type
- Voluntary: Firm initiated
- Address
- 1085 Abbott St, Salinas, California 93901-4501
Distribution
- Distribution pattern
- Products were released for distribution in US and Canada.
Timeline
- Recall initiated
- 2012-05-18
- FDA classified
- 2012-08-08
- Posted by FDA
- 2012-08-15
- Terminated
- 2012-09-19
- Status
- Terminated
Source: openFDA Food Enforcement endpoint. Recall record F-1599-2012. The FDA issues recall classifications as health-hazard assessments, not legal findings.