FDA Food Recalls

Recalls / Class I

Class IF-1763-2016

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

Frozen Organic Premium Blend Vegetable Medley with Shelled Edamame, Organic by Nature brand, net wt. 5 lb. The UPC is 8 46358 00065 7. Product label bears cooking instructions and listed as: MICROWAVE 1. Pour one quarter contents of bag into a microwave safe dish with 1/4 cup water. 2. Cook covered on HIGH 3 minutes 3. Stir and continue cooking uncovered for 3 to 4 minutes or until heated through* 4. Season to taste and serve. STOVE TOP 1. Pour one quarter contents of bag into saucepan with 1/2 cup water. 2. Heat to a boil over medium -high heat. 3. Stir, reduce heat to simmer and cover. 4. Maintain simmer, stirring occasionally, 10 to 12 minutes or until heated through* 5. Season to taste and serve * For food safety and best product quality cook to a temperature of 160F. Since microwave ovens may vary in power, these instructions are guidelines only. Do not refreeze after thawing.

Type
Food
Affected lot / code info
Best By date: 021118
Quantity
1791 cases

Why it was recalled

Organic Premium Blend Vegetable Medley with Shelled Edamame product is recalled due to a potential for contamination with Listeria monocytogenes.

Recalling firm

Firm
CRF Frozen Foods, LLC
Notification channel
E-Mail
Type
Voluntary: Firm initiated
Address
1825 N Commercial Ave, N/A, Pasco, Washington 99301-9533

Distribution

Distribution pattern
distributed in AL, AZ, CA, CO, CT, DE, FL, GA, ID, IL, IN, LA, MD, MA, MI, MN, MO, MT, NV, NH, NJ, NY, NC, OH, OR, PA, RI, SC, TN, UT, VT, VA, WA, WV, WI, and in British Columbia, Alberta, Manitoba, Saskatchewan of Canada.

Timeline

Recall initiated
2016-04-22
FDA classified
2016-07-20
Posted by FDA
2016-07-27
Terminated
2017-09-08
Status
Terminated

Source: openFDA Food Enforcement endpoint. Recall record F-1763-2016. The FDA issues recall classifications as health-hazard assessments, not legal findings.