National Frozen Foods Recalls Italian Vegetable Blend for Listeria Risk
National Frozen Foods Corporation is recalling 32-ounce bags of First Street Italian Vegetable Blend due to potential Listeria monocytogenes contamination.
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 a high-risk pathogen (Listeria monocytogenes) without reported illnesses, which meets the criteria for a High severity score.
Plain-English summary
National Frozen Foods Corporation is voluntarily recalling approximately 38,760 pounds of First Street Italian Vegetable Blend. The product is a frozen vegetable mix containing carrots, cauliflower, Italian green beans, zucchini, and lima beans. The recall is being conducted because the product has the potential to be contaminated with Listeria monocytogenes.
The affected product is sold in 32-ounce bags with the UPC 041512081958. The label indicates that the product is frozen and not ready to eat, and it includes cooking instructions. The recall covers specific item numbers and expiration dates ranging from January 22, 2017, to March 31, 2017.
The product was distributed nationwide. Consumers who have this product in their freezer should discard it or return it to the store where it was purchased.
The recalled product
- Product
- Italian Blend. Product is frozen, not ready to eat, label carries cooking instruction. Label reads in part "***FIRST STREET***ITALIAN BLEND CARROTS, CAULIFLOWER, ITALIAN GREEN BEANS, ZUCCHINI, LIMA BEANS*** NET WT 32 OZ***" UPC on bag 041512081958; Shipping Case UPC…
- Manufacturer
- National Frozen Foods Corporation--Seattle
- Category
- Food — Frozen Vegetables
- Hazard
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 (9)
- Item # 41512-08195 - 30524-5A22B3N
- 30896-5C05C3N
- 30896-5C05D3N
- 30896-5C05E3N
- 31099-5C31G3N
- and 31099-5C31H3N with corresponding expiration dates 1/22/2017
- 3/5/2017
- 3/31/2017
- and 3/31/2017.
Distribution
Distributed nationwide across the United States.
Part of a larger recall action
This product is one of 9 recalled by National Frozen Foods Corporation--Seattle 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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