The Recall Desk
Agency classClass IIOur severity:HighFDA (Food)·F-0344-2019·Announced 2018-11-07

Posada Hatch Green Chile & Cheese Burrito Recalled for Potential Contamination

Ajinomoto Windsor Inc. is recalling Posada Hatch Green Chile & Cheese Burritos due to potential Salmonella or Listeria contamination from diced green peppers.

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 high-risk pathogens (Salmonella and Listeria) without reported illness, which corresponds to a score of 3 (High) per the rubric.

Plain-English summary

Ajinomoto Windsor Inc. is voluntarily recalling Posada Hatch Green Chile & Cheese Burritos, 72/4.5 oz burritos per case. The recall involves 814 cases with Lot #s 3537034, 3537222, and 3538214. The product was distributed in Arizona, California, Illinois, Montana, Texas, and Utah.

The recall was initiated after the firm was notified by a supplier of a voluntary recall of diced green peppers due to potential contamination with Salmonella and/or Listeria. The FDA has classified this recall as Class II.

Consumers who have purchased these products should check their lot numbers and stop consuming the burritos if they match the affected lots. The source text does not specify further consumer instructions or report any illnesses.

The recalled product

Product
Posada Hatch Green Chile & Cheese Burrito, 72/4.5 oz burritos per case
Affected units
814

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 (3)

  • Lot #s: 3537034
  • 3537222
  • 3538214

Distribution

Distributed in 6 states:

Part of a larger recall action

This product is one of 2 recalled by AJINOMOTO WINDSOR 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.

See all 2 products in this recall →

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