McCain Foods Recalls Fire Roasted Corn Due to Listeria and Salmonella Testing Failures
McCain Foods USA is recalling Fire Roasted Super Sweet Corn after internal audits found products released with presumptive positive tests for Listeria monocytogenes and Salmonella.
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 monocytogenes and Salmonella) without reported illness, which corresponds to a severity score of 3 (High) per the rubric.
Plain-English summary
McCain Foods USA is voluntarily recalling Fire Roasted Super Sweet Corn sold in 20 lb. bags under the Chef Sensations brand. The recall involves 57,631 cases of the product. The affected corn was distributed in the United States, Canada, China, Korea, and Mexico.
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 noted that confirmation testing was not conducted for these instances. The recall covers all products shipped on or after January 1, 2016, with specific batch numbers listed in the official notice.
Consumers who have purchased this product should check their pantries for the specific batch numbers listed in the FDA recall notice. If the product is found, consumers should stop using it and contact the manufacturer or retailer for a refund or replacement. No illnesses or injuries have been reported in connection with this recall.
The recalled product
- Product
- Fire Roasted Super Sweet Corn: Sold in 20 lb. Brand Name: Chef Sensations¿
- Manufacturer
- McCain Foods USA
- Category
- Food — Frozen Vegetables
- Hazard
- Affected units
- 57,631
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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