McCain Recalls Fire-Roasted Yellow Pepper Strips Due to Listeria and Salmonella
McCain Foods USA is recalling Fire-Roasted Home-Style Yellow Pepper Strips because finished product was released after presumptive positive tests for Listeria monocytogenes and Salmonella.
What this means for you
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 high-risk pathogens (Listeria monocytogenes and Salmonella) without reported illness, which corresponds to a severity score of 3 (High) according to the rubric.
Plain-English summary
McCain Foods USA is recalling 1,622 cases of Fire-Roasted Home-Style Yellow Pepper Strips sold in 20 lb. containers under the Jon-Lin brand. The recall was initiated after an internal audit at the manufacturing location revealed that finished product had been released on numerous occasions following presumptive positive test results for Listeria monocytogenes and Salmonella. The company did not conduct confirmation testing for these results before releasing the product.
The affected products were shipped on or after January 1, 2016, and were distributed in the US, Canada, China, Korea, and Mexico. Specific batch numbers involved in the recall include 1002497593, 1002789531, 1001920995, 1002235524, and 1002747079.
Consumers should check their inventory for these specific batch numbers and product details. If they have the affected product, they should stop using it and follow instructions from the recalling firm or regulatory agencies regarding disposal or return.
The recalled product
- Product
- Fire-Roasted Home-Style Yellow Pepper Strips;: Sold in 20 lb. containers. Brand Name: Jon-Lin¿
- Manufacturer
- McCain Foods USA
- Category
- Food — Frozen Vegetables
- Hazard
- Affected units
- 1,622
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 (1)
- All products shipped on or after January 1
Distribution
Distribution scope not specified by the agency.
Part of a larger recall action
This product is one of 63 recalled by McCain Foods USA 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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