The Recall Desk
Agency classClass IOur severity:CriticalFDA (Food)·F-0128-2016·Announced 2015-11-11

Hilltop Farm Recalls Spicy Mix Micro Greens Due to Salmonella Risk

Hilltop Farm is recalling 18 clamshells of Spicy Mix Hydroponic Micro Greens sold in Texas because the product tested positive for Salmonella.

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 recall as FDA Class I, which mandates a severity score of 5 according to the rubric.

Plain-English summary

Hilltop Farm is voluntarily recalling 18 clamshells of Spicy Mix Hydroponic Micro Greens packaged in 2 oz. plastic hinged clamshells. The recall was initiated because the product tested positive for Salmonella. The affected product is identified by UPC 68907646927.

The recall covers product distributed in Texas. The recall was initiated on September 22, 2015, and was terminated on April 12, 2016. The FDA classified this recall as Class I, which indicates a reasonable probability that the use of or exposure to the violative product will cause serious adverse health consequences or death.

Consumers who have purchased this product should stop using it and dispose of it or return it to the place of purchase. No specific illnesses or injuries were reported in the source text, but the presence of Salmonella poses a significant health risk.

The recalled product

Product
Spicy Mix Hydroponic Micro Greens packaged in 2 oz. plastic hinged clamshell
Manufacturer
Hilltop Farm
Affected units
18

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)

  • UPC 68907646927

Distribution

Distributed in 1 state:

Part of a larger recall action

This product is one of 2 recalled by Hilltop Farm 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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