McCain Recalls Fire-Roasted Red Pepper Strips Due to Listeria and Salmonella
McCain Foods USA is recalling Fire-Roasted Red Pepper Julienne Strips because finished product was released after presumptive positive tests for Listeria monocytogenes and Salmonella without confirmation.
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 high-risk pathogens (Listeria monocytogenes and Salmonella) without reported illness, which corresponds to a score of 3 (High) according to the severity rubric.
Plain-English summary
McCain Foods USA is recalling Fire-Roasted Red Pepper Julienne Strips sold in 2 lb. and 25 lb. packages under the Jon-Lin NatureSmart and Jon-Lin brands. The recall involves 40,051 cases of the product.
The recall was initiated after an internal audit at the manufacturing location revealed that finished product had been released on numerous occasions after receiving presumptive positive test results for Listeria monocytogenes and Salmonella. The company did not conduct confirmation testing for these results before releasing the product.
The affected products were distributed in the US, Canada, China, Korea, and Mexico. All products shipped on or after January 1, 2016, are included in the recall. Consumers should check their pantries for the specific batch numbers listed in the official recall notice and stop consuming the product if it matches the affected codes.
The recalled product
- Product
- Fire-Roasted Red Pepper Julienne Strips: Sold in 2 lb. and 25 lb. packages. Brand Name: Jon-Lin¿ NatureSmart¿; Jon-Lin¿
- Manufacturer
- McCain Foods USA
- Category
- Food — Frozen Vegetables
- Hazard
- Affected units
- 40,051
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 shipped on or after January 1
Distribution
Distribution scope not specified by the agency.
Part of a larger recall action
This product is one of 63 recalled by McCain Foods USA 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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