McCain Foods Recalls Pepper Strips Due to Listeria and Salmonella Testing Issues
McCain Foods USA is recalling Fire-Roasted Homestyle Julienne Tri-Colored Pepper Strips because finished product was released after presumptive positive tests for Listeria monocytogenes and Salmonella without confirmation.
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) where the source text does not report any illnesses or injuries, fitting the criteria for a High severity score.
Plain-English summary
McCain Foods USA is voluntarily recalling Fire-Roasted Homestyle Julienne Tri-Colored Pepper Strips, sold in 20 lb. containers under the Jon-Lin NatureSmart brand. The recall involves 20, 235 cases of the product.
During an internal audit at the manufacturing location, it was discovered that finished product had been released on numerous occasions after receiving presumptive positive test results for Listeria monocytogenes and Salmonella. Confirmation of these positive results was not conducted. The affected products were shipped on or after January 1, 2016, and distributed in the US, Canada, China, Korea, and Mexico.
Consumers who have purchased these products should check their inventory for the specific batch numbers listed in the official recall notice and stop using the product if it matches the affected lots.
The recalled product
- Product
- Fire-Roasted Homestyle Julienne Tri-Colored Pepper Strips; Sold in 20 lb. containers. Brand Name:Jon-Lin¿ NatureSmart¿
- Manufacturer
- McCain Foods USA
- Category
- Food — Frozen Vegetables
- Hazard
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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