Mann's Chopped Cauliflower Recalled for Listeria Contamination
Mann Packing Company is recalling specific bags of chopped cauliflower after testing detected Listeria monocytogenes. Consumers should check their freezers for the affected products.
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 indicates a reasonable probability that the use of or exposure to the violative product will cause serious adverse health consequences or death. Additionally, Listeria monocytogenes is a high-risk pathogen.
Plain-English summary
Mann Packing Company, Inc. is voluntarily recalling specific 14-ounce bags of Mann's Culinary Cuts Cauliettes Chopped Cauliflower, HEB Brand Chopped Cauliflower, and Compliments Brand Chopped Cauliflower. The recall was initiated after the U.S. Food and Drug Administration's Center for Food Safety and Applied Nutrition (CFIA) sampled one salad product and received a positive result for Listeria monocytogenes.
The affected products were distributed in the United States and Canada. Consumers should check their freezers for the following products and UPC codes: Mann's Culinary Cuts Cauliettes Chopped Cauliflower (UPC 716519069017), HEB Brand Chopped Cauliflower (UPC 4122009327), and Compliments Brand Chopped Cauliflower (UPC 068820132547). The recall covers 2,297 units with specific 'Best if Used by' dates ranging from October 14, 2017, to October 16, 2017.
Listeria monocytogenes is a bacterium that can cause serious illness, particularly in pregnant women, newborns, the elderly, and individuals with weakened immune systems. Consumers who have purchased these products should discard them or return them to the place of purchase. No illnesses have been reported in connection with this recall.
The recalled product
- Product
- Mann's Culinary Cuts Cauliettes Chopped Cauliflower, 14 oz bags; UPC 716519069017 - US and Canada; HEB Brand - US 14 oz. bags UPC 4122009327 Also sold under Compliments Brand (Canada) UPC 068820132547
- Manufacturer
- Mann Packing Company, Inc.
- Category
- Food — Frozen Vegetables
- Hazard
- Affected units
- 2,297
Distribution
Distribution scope not specified by the agency.
Part of a larger recall action
This product is one of 44 recalled by Mann Packing Company, Inc. 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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