The Recall Desk
Agency classClass IOur severity:CriticalFDA (Food)·F-0248-2018·Announced 2017-11-22

Meijer Recalls Salad Rotini Mozzarella Medley Due to Listeria Risk

Meijer is voluntarily recalling specific salad rotini products due to potential Listeria monocytogenes contamination from a supplier.

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 metadata explicitly identifies the agency classification as Class I, which corresponds to a Critical severity score under the rubric.

Plain-English summary

Meijer Inc. is voluntarily recalling multiple processed vegetable products, specifically Markets of Meijer SALAD ROTINI MOZZARELLA MEDLEY and Markets of Meijer SALAD ROTINI MOZZARELLA MEDLEY G&G. This action follows a supplier's recall due to potential contamination with Listeria monocytogenes.

The affected items were purchased between September 27, 2017, and October 20, 2017. Consumers should check their pantries for products with the following UPC codes: 2-13760-00000-9, 2-17879-00000-4, and 2-19744-00000-3. The products were distributed domestically in Illinois, Indiana, Kentucky, Michigan, Ohio, and Wisconsin.

Consumers who have purchased these products should stop eating them and return them to the store of purchase for a refund or dispose of them. Listeria monocytogenes is a bacterium that can cause serious illness, particularly in pregnant women, newborns, the elderly, and individuals with weakened immune systems.

The recalled product

Product
Vegetable products including: Markets of Meijer SALAD ROTINI MOZZARELLA MEDLEY, Markets of Meijer SALAD ROTINI MOZZARELLA MEDLEY G&G
Manufacturer
Meijer Distribution, Inc
Category
Food — Processed Vegetable Products
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 (6)

  • Items purchased September 27
  • 2017 through October 20
  • 2017
  • the following UPC Codes: 2-13760-00000-9
  • 2-17879-00000-4
  • 2-19744-00000-3

Distribution

Distributed in 6 states:

Part of a larger recall action

This product is one of 11 recalled by Meijer Distribution, 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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