Pacific Coast Fruit Company Recalls Cauliflower Cake for Listeria Risk
Pacific Coast Fruit Company is voluntarily recalling Cauliflower Cake due to potential Listeria monocytogenes contamination from a supplier.
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 5/5 (Critical).
Highest-severity recall. The hazard can cause serious injury or death. Stop using the product now and follow the agency's instructions.
Our severity reasoning: The source text explicitly identifies the agency classification as Class I, which mandates a severity score of 5 according to the rubric.
Plain-English summary
Pacific Coast Fruit Company, based in Portland, Oregon, is voluntarily recalling multiple types of bagged processed salads, including Cauliflower Cake, due to the potential contamination of Listeria monocytogenes. The recall involves a specific product identified as Kit Cauliflower Cake FK, 6.6 lbs, Food Service item # 73706, with UPC 20728 73706. The ingredients listed for this item include cauliflower, breadcrumbs, Parmesan, parsley, garlic, salt, and pepper.
The firm states that it utilized a portion of the salads that were previously recalled by their supplier, which necessitates this secondary recall. The affected product was distributed in Oregon and Washington. The quantity involved is 24 cases, with Best Use By dates ranging from 10/12/17 to 10/27/17.
Consumers who have purchased this product should check their pantries for the specific item and dates listed. If found, they should discard the product or return it to the place of purchase. The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has classified this recall as Class I, indicating a reasonable probability that the use of, or exposure to, the violative product will cause serious adverse health consequences or death.
The recalled product
- Product
- Kit Cauliflower Cake FK, 6.6 lbs, Food Service item # 73706, UPC 20728 73706. Ingredients: Cauliflower, Breadcrumbs, Paremsan, parsley, Garlic, Salt and pepper.
- Manufacturer
- Pacific Coast Fruit Company
- Category
- Food — Processed Salads
- Hazard
- Affected units
- 24
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)
- Best Use By Dates: 10/12/17-10/27/17
Distribution
Part of a larger recall action
This product is one of 9 recalled by Pacific Coast Fruit Company 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.
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