Vinyard Broccoli Cheddar Pasta Salad Kit Recalled for Listeria Risk
Vinyard Fruit & Vegetable Co. is recalling 80003 Broccoli Cheddar Pasta Salad Kits due to potential Listeria monocytogenes contamination. The product was distributed in Oklahoma and Arkansas.
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 source text explicitly identifies the agency classification as Class I, which mandates a severity score of 5 according to the rubric.
Plain-English summary
Vinyard Fruit & Vegetable Co., Inc. is recalling 1,066 cases of 80003 Broccoli Cheddar Pasta Salad Kits, packaged in plastic flexible bags. The product was distributed by Fresh Creative Foods in Vista, California, and is available in Oklahoma and Arkansas. The recall is due to the potential for contamination with Listeria monocytogenes.
The affected product is identified by codes 277 through 306. Consumers who have this product in their possession should check the packaging for these codes. If the product matches the description and codes, consumers should discard it or return it to the place of purchase.
Listeria monocytogenes is a bacterium that can cause serious illness, particularly in pregnant women, older adults, and individuals with weakened immune systems. The FDA has classified this recall as Class I, indicating a reasonable probability that the use of, or exposure to, the violative product will cause serious adverse health consequences or death.
The recalled product
- Product
- 80003 Broccoli Chedder Pasta Salad Kit 2/2.8125 LBS Distributed by: Fresh Creative Foods, Vista CA 92081 packaged in plastic flexible bags
- Manufacturer
- Vinyard Fruit & Vegetable Co., Inc.
- Category
- Food — Ready-to-Eat
- Hazard
- Affected units
- 1,066
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)
- 277 thru 306
Distribution
Part of a larger recall action
This product is one of 7 recalled by Vinyard Fruit & Vegetable Co., 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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