Mann Packing Recalls Western Family Kale Caesar Kits for Listeria
Mann Packing Company is recalling Western Family Kale Caesar Kits after a sample tested positive for Listeria monocytogenes.
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 agency classification is FDA Class I, which mandates a minimum severity score of 4, and the presence of Listeria monocytogenes in a ready-to-eat salad product represents a critical health hazard.
Plain-English summary
Mann Packing Company, Inc. is recalling Western Family Kale Caesar Kit, 14.8 OZ bags (UPC -062639352295) in the US and Canada. The recall involves 308 units with a 'Best if Used by' date of 10/14/2017.
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, which resulted in a positive result for Listeria monocytogenes.
Consumers who have purchased these products should stop using them and dispose of them or return them to the place of purchase.
The recalled product
- Product
- Western Family Kale Caesar Kit, 14.8 OZ bags UPC -062639352295 - Canada
- Manufacturer
- Mann Packing Company, Inc.
- Category
- Food — Salads
- Hazard
- Affected units
- 308
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)
- Best if Used by - 10/14/2017
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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