Class IF-1708-2013

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

Item Number: 545603 Item Description: NATURAL ALMONDS DARK CHOC Case Pack: 12 Package Size: 11 OZ 2-Piece Clear Plastic Tub (Alex's Natural Label on Top, Nutritional Label on Bottom) UPC Number: 094776082971

Type: Food
Affected lot / code info: Lot Number: 08201304 Best By Date: 4/8/2014
Quantity: 207 cases

Why it was recalled

Contamination with Listeria monocytogenes, an organism which can cause serious and sometimes fatal infections in young children, frail or elderly people, and others with weakened immune systems. Although healthy individuals may suffer only short-term symptoms such as high fever, severe headache, stiffness, nausea, abdominal pain and diarrhea, Listeria infection can cause miscarriages and stillbirt

Recalling firm

Firm: Lipari Foods, Inc.
Notification channel: Two or more of the following: Email, Fax, Letter, Press Release, Telephone, Visit
Type: Voluntary: Firm initiated
Address: 26661 Bunert Rd, N/A, Warren, Michigan 48089-3650

Distribution

Distribution pattern: Ohio, Michigan, West Virginia, Kentucky, Tennessee, Pennsylvania, Wisconsin, Illinois, and Indiana.

Timeline

Recall initiated: 2013-06-04
FDA classified: 2013-07-11
Posted by FDA: 2013-07-17
Terminated: 2013-10-17
Status: Terminated

Source: openFDA Food Enforcement endpoint. Recall record F-1708-2013. The FDA issues recall classifications as health-hazard assessments, not legal findings.