FDA Food Recalls

Recalls / Class I

Class IF-1647-2016

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 California Veggie Burgers, 6 x 10 oz. (238g)/box, Best if used by: May-10-2018, UPC (01) 6 0080868 00010 9, Dr. Praeger's Sensible Foods, Elmwood Park, NJ 07407

Type
Food
Affected lot / code info
Lot #F16BA-01B VBCA06 Case code: T16BI-02A Retail unit code: T16BI Best by: 2/18/2018 Case code: R16BD-01A Retail unit code: R16BD Best by: 4/13/2018 Case code: H16AI-04A Retail unit code: H16AI Best by: 3/08/2018 Case code: H16CD-02A Retail unit code: H16CD Best by: 3/23/2018 Case code: T16AJ-02C Retail unit code: T16AJ Best by: 2/09/2018 Case code: T16CD-02A Retail unit code: T16CD Best by: 2/23/2018
Quantity
25,444 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-1647-2016. The FDA issues recall classifications as health-hazard assessments, not legal findings.