The Recall Desk
Agency classClass IOur severity:SevereFDA (Food)·F-0022-2023·Announced 2022-10-12

Small Medium Hatch Chile Pico de Gallo Recalled for Listeria Risk

Renaissance Food Group is recalling Small Medium Hatch Chile Pico de Gallo (9 oz units) because positive tests detected Listeria monocytogenes in the finished product. All products made with the same components are included in the recall.

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: The FDA classified this as Class I and the hazard is Listeria monocytogenes, a high-risk pathogen. Per the rubric, Class I recalls with high-risk pathogens that can cause serious illness meet the Severe (4) threshold.

Plain-English summary

Renaissance Food Group LLC is recalling Small Medium Hatch Chile Pico de Gallo, 9 oz (255g) units with code GHGA 254 SELL BY: 09/18/22, distributed to Alabama, Georgia, and South Carolina. The company received positive test results for Listeria monocytogenes in the finished product.

All products manufactured with the same components are being recalled due to the confirmed contamination. Listeria monocytogenes can cause serious and sometimes fatal infections, particularly in pregnant women, newborns, elderly persons, and people with weakened immune systems.

Consumers who have purchased this product should not consume it. Those who have this product should discard it or return it to the store where it was purchased.

The recalled product

Product
Small Medium Hatch Chile Pico do Gallo, NET WT, 9 OZ (255g), Dist. By: Renaissance Food Group LLC 4322 Moreland Ave. Conley, GA 30288, UPC 8 26766 19062 1
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: 09/18/22

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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