Agency classClass IIOur severity:High FDA (Food)·F-0261-2021·Announced 2021-02-10

Lancaster Squash Planks Recalled for Potential Listeria Contamination

Lancaster Foods LLC is recalling 226 units of 21-ounce Lancaster Squash Planks due to potential Listeria monocytogenes contamination. The product was distributed in six US states.

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 a high-risk pathogen (Listeria) without reported illness, which corresponds to a High severity score of 3 according to the rubric.

Plain-English summary

Lancaster Foods LLC is recalling 226 units of Lancaster Squash Planks, 21 Ounces, in a PET Clamshell, UPC 8 13055 01272 6. The recall is being conducted because the product is potentially contaminated with Listeria monocytogenes.

The affected product was distributed in the United States in the states of Pennsylvania, Maryland, Massachusetts, Virginia, Delaware, and North Carolina. The recall includes units with Lancaster # 4009 and expiration dates of 01/02/21, 01/08/21, 01/12/21, 01/15/21, and 01/17/21. The specific codes associated with the recall are 0359, 0361, 0362, 0363, 0364, 0365, 0366, 1001, 1002, 1003, 1004, 1005, 1006, 1007, and 1008.

Consumers who have purchased this product should check their pantries for the specific UPC, expiration dates, and codes listed above. If the product is found, consumers should discard it or return it to the place of purchase. The source text does not specify if any illnesses or injuries have been reported in connection with this recall.

The recalled product

Product: Lancaster Squash Planks, 21 Ounces, in a PET Clamshell, UPC 8 13055 01272 6
Manufacturer: Lancaster Foods LLC
Category: Food — Deli / Ready-to-Eat
Hazard: listeria
Affected units: 226

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 (19)

Lancaster # 4009 Expiration dates of 01/02/21
01/08/21
01/12/21
01/15/21
and 01/17/21 Code: (0359
0361
0362
0363
0364
0365
0366
1001
1002
1003
1004
1005
1006
1007
1008)

Distribution

Distributed in 6 states:

Part of a larger recall action

This product is one of 8 recalled by Lancaster Foods LLC 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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