The Recall Desk
Agency classClass IOur severity:CriticalFDA (Food)·F-0220-2020·Announced 2019-12-18

Fresh Creative Foods Recalls Broccoli Cheddar Pasta Salad Kits

Fresh Creative Foods is recalling Broccoli Cheddar Pasta Salad Kits due to potential Listeria monocytogenes contamination. The product was distributed in Oklahoma and Minnesota.

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 agency classification is FDA Class I, which mandates a minimum severity score of 5 per the rubric.

Plain-English summary

RMJV, LP DBA Fresh Creative Foods is recalling 503 cases of Broccoli Cheddar Pasta Salad Kit V (1/3.7625 LBS and 2/3.7625 LBS) due to potential Listeria monocytogenes contamination. The product was distributed by Russ Davis Wholesale in Wadena, MN, and Fresh Creative Foods in Vista, CA.

The recall affects specific lots with expiration dates ranging from November 4, 2019, to November 15, 2019. The product was distributed in the United States to Oklahoma and Minnesota. There is no foreign distribution.

Consumers should check their pantries for the affected UPCs and lot numbers listed in the recall notice. If found, the product should be discarded or returned to the place of purchase.

The recalled product

Product
Broccoli Cheddar Pasta Salad Kit V 1/3.7625 LBS Distributed By: Russ Davis Wholesale Wadena, MN 56482 UPC 1345435840 Distributed By: Fresh Creative Foods, Vista CA 92801 2/3.7625 LBS UPC 1812906077
Hazard
Affected units
503

Distribution

Distributed in 2 states:

Part of a larger recall action

This product is one of 2 recalled by RMJV, LP DBA Fresh Creative Foods 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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