Spartan Central Kitchen Recalls Green Pasta Due to Listeria Contamination
Spartan Central Kitchen is recalling 10 oz Very Green Pasta products manufactured in August and September 2012 due to possible Listeria contamination found during an FDA inspection.
The agency’s classification
FDA (Food): Class II
Class II is a situation in which use of or exposure to a violative product may cause temporary or medically reversible adverse health consequences, or where the probability of serious adverse health consequences is remote.
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 3/5 (High).
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 high-risk pathogens (Listeria) without reported illness, which aligns with the 'High' severity criteria in the rubric.
Plain-English summary
Spartan Central Kitchen is voluntarily recalling 414 units of #439 10 oz Very Green Pasta (12 ounces) due to possible contamination with Listeria Monocytogenes, Listeria innocua, or Listeria seeligeri. The recall covers products manufactured between August 20th and September 10th, 2012, with sell-by dates on or before September 17th.
The recall was initiated after an FDA inspection collected microbiological swabs that tested positive for these Listeria species in zones 1, 2, and 3. The affected products were distributed only in Michigan and Ohio.
Consumers who have purchased these products should check their sell-by dates and stop consuming them if they fall within the affected range. The FDA classifies this as a Class II recall, indicating a reasonable probability that the product may cause temporary or medically reversible health consequences.
The recalled product
- Product
- #439 10 oz Very Green Pasta 12 ounces
- Manufacturer
- Spartan Central Kitchen
- Category
- Food — Pasta
- Hazard
- Affected units
- 414
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 17th.
Distribution
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.
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