FDA Food Recalls

Recalls / Class I

Class IF-2228-2016

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

Kroger(R) Mixed Vegetable Meal Ready Sides, (1) NET WT 5 LB (2.26kg), UPC 1111089406 and (2) NET WT 12 OZ. (340g), UPC 1111089735, DISTRIBUTED BY THE KROGER CO., CINCINNATI, OH 45202,

Type
Food
Affected lot / code info
(1) UPC 1111089406 BEST IF USED BY: Jan 2016 through May 2016; with Mfg Code ### # K # # (2) UPC 1111089735 BEST IF USED BY: Jan 2016 through Oct 2017; with Mfg Code ### # K # #
Quantity
871,952 Cases Total

Why it was recalled

Possible Listeria Monocytogenes contamination in bulk vegetables supplied by CRF Frozen Foods, LLC used in manufacturing several Pictsweet products.

Recalling firm

Firm
The Pictsweet Company
Notification channel
Two or more of the following: Email, Fax, Letter, Press Release, Telephone, Visit
Type
Voluntary: Firm initiated
Address
#10 Pictsweet Drive, N/A, Bells, Tennessee 38006

Distribution

Distribution pattern
Nationwide

Timeline

Recall initiated
2016-05-06
FDA classified
2016-09-14
Posted by FDA
2016-09-21
Terminated
2017-08-03
Status
Terminated

Source: openFDA Food Enforcement endpoint. Recall record F-2228-2016. The FDA issues recall classifications as health-hazard assessments, not legal findings.