Veritable Vegetable Recalls Jayleaf Fresh Baby Spinach Due to E. coli Risk
Veritable Vegetable is recalling Jayleaf Fresh Baby Spinach after customer reports of presumptive positive results for Shiga Toxin-Producing E. coli.
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 recall is classified as FDA Class I, which mandates a severity score of at least 4 according to the rubric. Additionally, the presence of Shiga Toxin-Producing E. coli represents a high-risk pathogen.
Plain-English summary
Veritable Vegetable is voluntarily recalling Jayleaf Fresh Baby Spinach in 4 lb. boxes and 12 lb. crates. The recall was initiated after the company was notified by a customer of presumptive positive results for Enterohemorrhagic E. coli (ECHEC) and Shiga Toxin-Producing E. coli (STEC) in the fresh spinach.
The affected product is distributed in California, New Mexico, Nevada, Hawaii, and Arizona. The recall covers 363 units with specific code numbers 259916, 258915, and 257914.
Consumers with this product should stop using it immediately and return it to the place of purchase for a refund or contact the recalling firm for further instructions.
The recalled product
- Product
- Jayleaf Fresh Baby Spinach; 4 lb. box (1 x 4 lb. bag) and 12 lb. crate (3 x 4 lb. bags); Refrigerate
- Manufacturer
- Veritable Vegetable
- Category
- Food — Fresh Produce
- Hazard
- Affected units
- 363
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 (2)
- 259916
- 258915 and 257914
Distribution
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