FDA Food Recalls

Recalls / Class I

Class IF-1636-2016

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

Ungar's Veggie Balls (Vegan), 1 oz., 10 lbs (4.54 kg), Best if used by: May-12-2018, UPC 0 0080868 81310 3, Ungar's Food Products, Elmwood Park, NJ 07407

Type
Food
Affected lot / code info
Lot #F16BC-25A UVBBIN Case code: H16CB-02A Retail unit code: H16CB Best by: 3/21/2018
Quantity
176 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-1636-2016. The FDA issues recall classifications as health-hazard assessments, not legal findings.

Class I food recall: Ungar's Veggie Balls (Vegan), 1 oz., 10 lbs (4.54 kg), Best if used by: May-12-2018, UPC 0 0080868 8… · FDA Food Recalls