FDA Food Recalls

Recalls / Class I

Class IF-2231-2016

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

Pictsweet(R) Summer Blend, NET WT. 24 OZ., 1 LB. 8 OZ. (680g), DISTRIBUTED BY THE PICTSWEET COMPANY, BELLS, TN 38305, UPC 7056095975

Type
Food
Affected lot / code info
BEST IF USED BY: Sep 9 2016, Sep 10 2016, Oct 10 2016, Nov 13 2016, Nov 14 2016, Dec 4 2016, Dec 5 2016, Jan 11 2017, Jan 12 2017 ,Jan 7 2018, Feb 10 2018; 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-2231-2016. The FDA issues recall classifications as health-hazard assessments, not legal findings.