FDA Food Recalls

Recalls / Class I

Class IF-1631-2016

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

Dr. Praeger's Purely Sensible Foods Organic Harvest Veggie Burgers, 10 x 48 oz (1.36kg), Best if used by: May 16, 2017, UPC 0 8086830110 5, Dr. Praeger's Sensible Foods, Elmwood Park, NJ 07407

Type
Food
Affected lot / code info
Lot #F16BG-02A LCOVB-R10 Case code: L14CG-03A Retail unit code: L14CG Best by: 11/26/2015 Case code: L14CG-03B Retail unit code: L14CG Best by: 11/26/2015 Case code: W14BB-01B Retail unit code: W14BB Best by: 12/11/2015 Case code: N15CC-03A Retail unit code: N15CC Best by: 1/22/2016 Case code: F15CG-04B Retail unit code: F15CG Best by: 5/26/2016 Case code: F15CG-04C Retail unit code: F15CG Best by: 5/26/2016 Case code: V15AG-02A Retail unit code: V15AG Best by: 7/06/2016 Case code: G15BA-02A Retail unit code: G15BA Best by: 8/10/2016 Case code: E15CG-03A Retail unit code: E15CG Best by: 10/26/2016 Case code: L15AC-03A Retail unit code: L15AC Best by: 11/02/2016 Case code: L15CD-01A Retail unit code: L15CD Best by: 11/23/2016 Case code: L15CD-01B Retail unit code: L15CD Best by: 11/23/2016 Case code: H16CI-02A Retail unit code: H16CI Best by: 3/28/2017
Quantity
5,517 cases

Why it was recalled

Dr. Praeger's Sensible Food/Ungar's Food Products is voluntarily recalling various not-ready-to eat frozen products because they may be contaminated with Listeria monocytogenes.

Recalling firm

Firm
Dr. Praeger'S Sensible Foods
Notification channel
Letter
Type
Voluntary: Firm initiated
Address
9 Boumar Pl, Elmwood Park, New Jersey 07407-2615

Distribution

Distribution pattern
US Nationwide and Foreign

Timeline

Recall initiated
2016-05-13
FDA classified
2016-07-08
Posted by FDA
2016-07-20
Terminated
2017-10-04
Status
Terminated

Source: openFDA Food Enforcement endpoint. Recall record F-1631-2016. The FDA issues recall classifications as health-hazard assessments, not legal findings.