FDA Food Recalls

Recalls / Class I

Class IF-2279-2016

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

Watts Brothers Farms Organic Super Sweet Corn (Yellow/Gold), net wt. 5 lbs., item V5398, UPC 681241153986. Trader Joe's Organic Super Sweet Cut Corn, net wt. 16 oz., item 5474, UPC 0029 9633. *********NICHIREI BRANDS ARE NOT DISTRIBUTED IN THE US***** Nichirei Organic Super Sweet Cut Corn, item V5599, UPC 4 902130 363610 Nichirei Value + Organic Super Sweet Cut Corn, item V5801, UPC 4 949486 327026

Type
Food
Affected lot / code info
Watts Brothers Farms Organic Super Sweet Corn (Yellow/Gold) CODES: Best Before 03/18/17 6180 03 18 17 HH:MM Best Before 04/09/17 6180 04 09 17 HH:MM Best Before 04/13/17 6180 04 13 17 HH:MM Best Before 04/14/17 6180 04 14 17 HH:MM Best Before 04/29/17 6180 04 29 17 HH:MM Best Before 05/18/17 6180 05 18 17 HH:MM Best Before 05/19/17 6180 05 19 17 HH:MM Best Before 05/28/17 6180 05 28 17 HH:MM Best Before 06/12/17 6180 06 12 17 HH:MM expanded codes: Best Before 08/07/17 6180 08 07 17 HH:MM Best Before 09/01/17 6180 09 01 17 HH:MM Best Before 09/02/17 6180 09 02 17 HH:MM *********************************************************************************** Trader Joe's Organic Super Sweet Cut Corn CODES 6180 03237HH 6180 03247HH 6180 06287HH 6180 06297HH 6180 06307HH 6180 07137HH 6180 08117HH 6180 08127HH 6180 08137HH ************codes for NICHIREI brand************* 2017.1.1/KH4 2017.2.17/KH4 2017.2.18/KH4 2016.12.28/KH4 expanded code: 2016.12.29/KH4
Quantity
805,616 lbs. Expanded quantity: 334,318 lbs.

Why it was recalled

Organic Super Sweet Corn (Yellow/Gold) and Organic Super Sweet Cut Corn are recalled due to the potential to be contaminated with Listeria monocytogenes.

Recalling firm

Firm
ConAgra Foods Inc
Notification channel
Two or more of the following: Email, Fax, Letter, Press Release, Telephone, Visit
Type
Voluntary: Firm initiated
Address
1 Conagra Dr, N/A, Omaha, Nebraska 68102

Distribution

Distribution pattern
distributed in AZ, CA, CO, FL, HI, IA, ID, IL, LA, MD, MN, NJ, NV, OH, OK, PA, TX, UT, VA, and WI and in the following countries: Canada, Columbia, Japan, and Panama.

Timeline

Recall initiated
2016-05-05
FDA classified
2016-09-15
Posted by FDA
2016-09-21
Terminated
2017-08-22
Status
Terminated

Source: openFDA Food Enforcement endpoint. Recall record F-2279-2016. The FDA issues recall classifications as health-hazard assessments, not legal findings.