The Recall Desk
Agency classClass IOur severity:SevereFDA (Food)·F-0010-2023·Announced 2022-10-12

Fiesta Corn Recalled Due to Listeria Monocytogenes Contamination

Renaissance Food Group is recalling Fiesta Corn (10 oz) after positive test results confirmed Listeria monocytogenes in the finished product. All products made with the same components are affected.

The agency’s classification

FDA (Food): Class I

Class I is a situation in which there is a reasonable probability that the use of or exposure to a violative product will cause serious adverse health consequences or death.

This is the agency’s own classification, taken from its notice. The severity score below is our assessment, not the agency’s. How recall classes work

What this means for you

Our assessment, not the agency’s: severity 4/5 (Severe).

The hazard poses a serious risk of illness, injury, or structural failure. Stop using the product immediately and contact the manufacturer for a refund or repair.

Our severity reasoning: This recall is classified as FDA Class I, which requires a minimum severity score of 4 per the rubric. The hazard is Listeria monocytogenes, a high-risk pathogen capable of causing serious illness, though no illnesses have been reported in the source text.

Plain-English summary

Renaissance Food Group is recalling Fiesta Corn (10 oz packages) after testing confirmed the presence of Listeria monocytogenes in the finished product. All products manufactured with the same components are being recalled.

A total of 143 units (10 oz each) were affected. The product was distributed to Alabama, Georgia, and South Carolina. Affected packages show the code GHGA 254 with a sell-by date of 09/17/22.

Consumers should not eat the recalled corn. If you have purchased this product, discard it or return it to your retailer for a refund.

The recalled product

Product
Fiesta Corn, NET WT, 10 OZ (283g), Dist. By: Renaissance Food Group LLC 4322 Moreland Ave. Conley, GA 30288, UPC, 8 26766 18462 ?
Hazard

Is your product affected?

Check your packaging against the codes below. If any of them match, the product is part of this recall.

Lot numbers (1)

  • GHGA 254 SELL BY: 09/17/22

Distribution

Distributed in 3 states:

Part of a larger recall action

This product is one of 24 recalled by Renaissance Food Group under a single FDA (Food) recall action. The agency files each product separately, so the size of the action is not visible from this page alone.

See all 24 products in this recall →

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