Russ Davis Wholesale Recalls Steamed Vegetables for Listeria Risk
Russ Davis Wholesale is recalling steamed broccoli, cauliflower, and carrots with butter due to potential Listeria monocytogenes contamination.
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
Russ Davis Wholesale, Inc. is recalling two varieties of steamed vegetables: Broccoli, Cauliflower & Carrots with Butter (18 oz) and Broccoli & Cauliflower with Butter (16 oz). The products are packaged in Q & E Steamer bags with a small generic clear label. The recall involves 1,676 units.
The recall is being conducted because the products may have the potential to be contaminated with Listeria monocytogenes. The firm distributed the products to foodservice establishments and retailers in Iowa, Illinois, Indiana, Michigan, Minnesota, Montana, North Dakota, Nebraska, South Dakota, Wisconsin, and Wyoming.
Consumers should check their pantries for these specific products. The 18 oz size has UPC 795631808148 and the 16 oz size has UPC 795631808131. Both sizes have sell-by dates ranging from October 13, 2019, to November 8, 2019.
The recalled product
- Product
- Broccoli, Cauliflower & Carrots with Butter - 18 oz, and Broccoli & Cauliflower with Butter - 16 oz; packaged with a small generic clear label on Q & E Steamer bag.
- Manufacturer
- Russ Davis Wholesale, Inc.
- Category
- Food — Frozen Vegetables
- Hazard
- Affected units
- 1,676
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 (2)
- 18 oz - UPC 795631808148
- 16 oz - UPC 795631808131. Both sizes have sell by dates of 10/13/19 to 11/08/19
Distribution
Part of a larger recall action
This product is one of 17 recalled by Russ Davis Wholesale, 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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