FDA Food Recalls

Recalls / Class I

Class IF-2352-2016

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

Market Basket Walnuts Raw Net Wt. 7 oz Distributed by Demoulas Supermarkets, Inc. Tewksbury, MA 01876 UPC 049705408094

Type
Food
Affected lot / code info
Best by 04/14/17 Lot Code 16105 Best by 03/23/17 Lot Code 16083

Why it was recalled

Walnut pieces may be contaminated with Listeria monocytogenes which was determined through Third Party Sampling.

Recalling firm

Firm
United Natural Trading
Notification channel
Telephone
Type
Voluntary: Firm initiated
Address
96 Executive Ave, Edison, New Jersey 08817-6016

Distribution

Distribution pattern
nationwide

Timeline

Recall initiated
2016-05-06
FDA classified
2016-09-19
Posted by FDA
2016-09-28
Terminated
2017-06-14
Status
Terminated

Source: openFDA Food Enforcement endpoint. Recall record F-2352-2016. The FDA issues recall classifications as health-hazard assessments, not legal findings.