Pero Family Farms Recalls Butternut Squash Bags Due to Listeria Risk
Pero Family Farms is recalling 5 lb bags of butternut squash potentially contaminated with Listeria monocytogenes. The recall covers 155 cases distributed domestically.
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 meets the criteria for a High severity score.
Plain-English summary
Pero Family Farms Company is recalling 155 cases of 5 lb bags of butternut squash. The recall is due to the potential presence of Listeria monocytogenes in the product.
The affected product was distributed domestically. Specific lot codes and use-by dates are listed in the recall notice, including codes 1222496F, 1222831F, 1223108F, and 1223198F.
Consumers should check their pantries for the recalled product and dispose of it or return it to the place of purchase.
The recalled product
- Product
- Butternut Squash Bag, 5 lbs
- Manufacturer
- Pero Family Farms Company
- Category
- Food — Produce
- Hazard
- Affected units
- 155
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/ 1/13/2021
- 1222831F/ 1/15/2021
- 1223108F/ 1/18/2021
- and 1223198F/1/20/2021.
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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