Class IF-1819-2016

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

Chopped Spinach, Brand Bybee Foods Northwest Growers Select, Net Wt 56 oz, UPC 4635800035 Organic Spinach, Brand Columbia River Organics, Net Wt 10 oz, UPC 5711000121 Chopped Spinach, Brand Earth's Pride Organics, Net Wt 3.5 lb, UPC 0000027771 Organic Chopped Spinach, Brand Wellsley Farms, Net Wt 4 lb, UPC 8867001013 Organic Chopped Spinach, Brand True Goodness, Net Wt 10 oz, UPC 1373343101 Organic Chopped Spinach, Brand Wild Oats, Net Wt 10 oz, UPC 4873700380

Type: Food
Affected lot / code info: All affected products have the best by dates or sell by dates between April 26, 2016 and April 26, 2018. Earth's Pride Organics Chopped Spinach have the code format Best By: 041218 103 16 23:01 B Product of USA 726623001122 Wellsley Farms Organic Chopped Spinach have the code format Best By: 041218 103 16 23:01 B Product of USA 746700001137 True Goodness Organic Chopped Spinach have the code format Best By: 042318 16:30 D Product of USA Wild Oats Organic Chopped Spinach have the code format Best By: 040918 15:15 D Product of USA
Quantity: 2,214,066 lbs

Why it was recalled

Spinach are recalled because they have the potential to be contaminated with Listeria monocytogenes.

Recalling firm

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

Distribution

Distribution pattern: US nationwide and in Canada & Japan.

Timeline

Recall initiated: 2016-05-02
FDA classified: 2016-07-26
Posted by FDA: 2016-08-03
Terminated: 2017-09-11
Status: Terminated

Source: openFDA Food Enforcement endpoint. Recall record F-1819-2016. The FDA issues recall classifications as health-hazard assessments, not legal findings.