The Recall Desk
Agency classClass IOur severity:SevereFDA (Food)·F-0250-2018·Announced 2017-11-22

Meijer Recalls Processed Vegetable Products Due to Listeria Contamination Risk

Meijer Inc. is voluntarily recalling multiple processed vegetable products, including Brussels sprouts slices, due to potential Listeria monocytogenes contamination.

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 4/5 (Severe).

The hazard poses a serious risk of illness, injury, or structural failure. Stop using the product immediately and contact the manufacturer for a refund or repair.

Our severity reasoning: The agency classification is FDA Class I, which mandates a minimum severity score of 4 according to the rubric.

Plain-English summary

Meijer Inc. is voluntarily recalling multiple processed vegetable products, including Brussels sprouts slices, following a supplier's recall. The recall is due to potential contamination with Listeria monocytogenes.

The affected products were purchased between September 27, 2017, and October 20, 2017. The recall covers 504 units distributed domestically in Illinois, Indiana, Kentucky, Michigan, Ohio, and Wisconsin. The specific UPC code for the recalled items is 2-20782-00000-9, with a sell-by date of October 13, 2017.

Consumers who have purchased these products should stop using them and contact Meijer for further instructions or a refund.

The recalled product

Product
Vegetable products including: BRUSSELS SPROUTS SLICES
Hazard
Affected units
504

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 (5)

  • Items purchased September 27
  • 2017 through October 20
  • 2017
  • the following UPC Codes: 2-20782-00000-9
  • Sell by 10/13/2017

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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