Agency classClass IOur severity:Severe FDA (Food)·F-0012-2023·Announced 2022-10-12

Hatch Chile Guacamole Blender Recalled for Listeria Risk

Renaissance Food Group is recalling Hatch Chile Guacamole Blender due to positive test results for Listeria monocytogenes. Products were distributed to Alabama, Georgia, and South Carolina.

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: FDA Class I classification requires a minimum severity score of 4 per the recall rubric. Listeria monocytogenes is a high-risk pathogen, though no illnesses or deaths have been reported in the source material.

Plain-English summary

Renaissance Food Group is recalling Hatch Chile Guacamole Blender (9 oz units, UPC 8 26766 14454 5) due to positive test results for Listeria monocytogenes detected in the finished product. All products manufactured with the same components are included in the recall.

The recalled product was distributed in Alabama, Georgia, and South Carolina. Units are identified by code GHGA 254 with a sell-by date of 09/17/22. The recall covers 76 nine-ounce units total.

Listeria monocytogenes is a bacterium that can cause serious illness when contaminated food is consumed. The FDA classified this as a Class I recall, indicating a serious health hazard.

The recalled product

Product: Hatch Chile Guacamole Blender, NET WT, 9 OZ (255g), Dist. By: Renaissance Food Group LLC 4322 Moreland Ave. Conley, GA 30288, UPC, 8 26766 14454 5
Manufacturer: Renaissance Food Group
Category: Food — Ready-to-Eat Dip
Hazard: listeria
bacterial-contamination

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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