The Recall Desk
HighFDA (Food)·F-0178-2013·Announced 2012-10-24

Spartan Central Kitchen Recalls Roasted Corn with Fresh Basil Butter

Spartan Central Kitchen is voluntarily recalling 10-ounce Roasted Corn with Fresh Basil Butter due to possible Listeria contamination found during an FDA inspection.

What this means for you

Real risk of harm even if no illness or injury has been reported yet. Stop using the product and follow the agency's guidance.

Our severity reasoning: The recall involves a high-risk pathogen (Listeria) without reported illness, which corresponds to a severity score of 3 (High) according to the rubric.

Plain-English summary

Spartan Central Kitchen is voluntarily recalling 325 units of #449 10 oz Roasted Corn with Fresh Basil Butter. The recall covers products manufactured between August 20th and September 10th, 2012, with sell-by dates on or before September 15th. The affected products were distributed in Michigan and Ohio.

The recall was initiated after an FDA inspection collected microbiological swabs that tested positive for Listeria Monocytogenes, Listeria innocua, or Listeria seeligeri in 21 sub-samples from zones 1, 2, and 3. The firm is recalling the products due to the possible contamination.

Consumers who have purchased this product should check their sell-by dates and stop consuming the product if it matches the affected dates. The source text does not provide specific instructions for disposal or return, nor does it report any illnesses or injuries associated with the consumption of these products.

The recalled product

Product
#449 10 oz Roasted Corn with Fresh Basil Butter 10 ounces
Hazard
Affected units
325

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)

  • All products with the sell by dates on or before September 15th.

Distribution

Distributed in 2 states:

Part of a larger recall action

This product is one of 139 recalled by Spartan Central Kitchen 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 139 products in this recall →