The Recall Desk
HighFDA (Food)·F-0209-2016·Announced 2015-11-25

National Frozen Foods Recalls Italian Vegetable Blend for Listeria Risk

National Frozen Foods Corporation is recalling frozen Italian Vegetable Blend due to potential Listeria monocytogenes contamination. The product was distributed nationwide.

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 monocytogenes) without reported illness, which corresponds to a High severity score per the rubric.

Plain-English summary

National Frozen Foods Corporation is recalling 932 cases (22,368 lbs) of frozen Italian Vegetable Blend. The recall is issued because the product has the potential to be contaminated with Listeria monocytogenes. The product is not ready to eat and carries cooking instructions on the label.

The affected product is identified by Item # 74865-02444 with lot codes 29748-4K07G3N (expiration date 10/7/2016) and 30565-5A28K3N (expiration date 1/28/2017). The label includes the UPC 1 00 74865 52887 7 and lists ingredients such as broccoli, carrots, white beans, red kidney beans, Italian beans, garbanzo beans, and red peppers. The inner bags are generic and do not have UPC codes.

The product was distributed nationwide. Consumers should check their freezers for this specific product and lot information. If found, they should discard the product or return it to the place of purchase.

The recalled product

Product
Italian Vegetable Blend. Product is frozen, not ready to eat, label carries cooking instruction. Label reads in part Case"***Sysco Imperial ***FIESTA VEGETABLE BLEND***REORDER# ***8446007 *** 6/4 lb*** (UPC) 1 00 74865 52887 7***INGREDIENTS: Broccoli, Carrots, White Beans
Hazard

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.

See all 9 products in this recall →