Pero Family Farms Recalls Butternut Squash for Listeria Risk
Pero Family Farms is recalling 359 cases of Butternut Squash Tray due to potential Listeria monocytogenes contamination. Consumers should check their refrigerators for the specific run numbers and use-by dates listed in the recall notice.
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 monocytogenes) without reported illness, which aligns with the 'High' severity criteria in the rubric.
Plain-English summary
Pero Family Farms Company is recalling 359 cases of Butternut Squash Tray, Keep Refrigerated, NET WT 12oz (341g). The recall is being issued because the product is potentially contaminated with Listeria monocytogenes. The affected product was distributed domestically.
The specific product codes involved are Run No./Use by Date: 1222496F/ 1/15/2021, 1222747F/ 1/16/2021, 1222959F/ 1/19/2021, and 1223223F/ 1/22/2021. Consumers should check their refrigerators for these specific items. If found, consumers should discard the product or return it to the place of purchase.
Listeria monocytogenes is a bacterium that can cause serious illness, particularly in pregnant women, newborns, the elderly, and individuals with weakened immune systems. The FDA has classified this recall as Class II, indicating a reasonable probability that the use of, or exposure to, the violative product may cause temporary or medically reversible adverse health consequences.
The recalled product
- Product
- Butternut Squash Tray, Keep Refrigerated, NET WT 12oz (341g)
- Manufacturer
- Pero Family Farms Company
- Category
- Food — Produce
- Hazard
- Affected units
- 359
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 (4)
- Run No./Use by Date: 1222496F/ 1/15/2021
- 1222747F/ 1/16/2021
- 1222959F/ 1/19/2021
- and 1223223F/ 1/22/2021.
Distribution
Distribution scope not specified by the agency.
Part of a larger recall action
This product is one of 5 recalled by Pero Family Farms Company 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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