FDA Food Recalls

Recalls / Class I

Class IF-2235-2017

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

I.Q.F Chopped Spinach, Del Mar Foods Product Corp; 35 lb. Net Weight. brown case fiber with polyliner Del Mar Food Products; Watsonville, CA 95077

Type
Food
Affected lot / code info
Frozen Spinach Code 1231V 160422; A black stencil with: 1231V 160422
Quantity
708 x 35 lb. cases

Why it was recalled

Firm was notified by customer of a positive Listeria Monocytogenes result during routine testing upon receipt of IQF frozen chopped spinach supplied by Del Mar Food Products.

Recalling firm

Firm
Del Mar Food Products Corp.
Notification channel
Letter
Type
Voluntary: Firm initiated
Address
1720 West Beach Rd, Watsonville, California 95077

Distribution

Distribution pattern
Four customers in CA and MI

Timeline

Recall initiated
2017-04-25
FDA classified
2017-05-12
Posted by FDA
2017-05-24
Terminated
2017-05-31
Status
Terminated

Source: openFDA Food Enforcement endpoint. Recall record F-2235-2017. The FDA issues recall classifications as health-hazard assessments, not legal findings.