Class IF-1635-2016

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

Trader Joe's Quinoa Cowboy Veggie Burger, 26 x 12 oz. (340g)/box, Best if used by: May-12-2018, UPC 0053 2761, Dist. & Sold Exclusively By: Trader Joe's, Monrovia CA 91016

Type: Food
Affected lot / code info: Lot #F16BC-01A TJQCB26 Case code: N16CI-02A Retail unit code: N16CI Best by: 1/28/2018 Case code: N16CI-02B Retail unit code: N16CI Best by: 1/28/2018 Case code: N16CI-02D Retail unit code: N16CI Best by: 1/28/2018 Case code: T16AE-01A Retail unit code: T16AE Best by: 2/04/2018 Case code: T16BB-01A Retail unit code: T16BB Best by: 2/11/2018 Case code: T16CF-01A Retail unit code: T16CF Best by: 2/25/2018 Case code: H16AE-01A Retail unit code: H16AE Best by: 3/04/2018 Case code: H16BA-02A Retail unit code: H16BA Best by: 3/10/2018 Case code: H16BH-01A Retail unit code: H16BH Best by: 3/17/2018 Case code: H16BA-02C Retail unit code: H16BA Best by: 3/10/2018 Case code: R16AG-01A Retail unit code: R16AG Best by: 4/06/2018 Case code: R16AG-01B Retail unit code: R16AG Best by: 4/06/2018 Case code: R16CA-06A Retail unit code: R16CA Best by: 4/20/2018
Quantity: 13,156 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-1635-2016. The FDA issues recall classifications as health-hazard assessments, not legal findings.