The Recall Desk
Agency classClass IIOur severity:HighFDA (Food)·F-0356-2019·Announced 2018-11-07

Caito Foods Recalls Southwest Sweet Potato Rice Due to Contamination Risk

Caito Foods LLC is recalling 920 units of Southwest Sweet Potato Rice due to potential contamination with Listeria monocytogenes or Salmonella.

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

Plain-English summary

Caito Foods LLC is recalling 920 units of Southwest Sweet Potato Rice, 12oz. Plastic Clamshell, due to potential contamination with Listeria monocytogenes or Salmonella. The product is identified by UPC 0826766185610 and Mfg. Code GHMW, Item# 11221677.

The recall covers distribution in California, Illinois, Indiana, Kentucky, Michigan, Ohio, and Pennsylvania. The agency has classified this as a Class II recall.

Consumers who have purchased this product should stop using it and check for the specific UPC and manufacturing code listed above.

The recalled product

Product
SOUTHWEST SWEET POTATO RICE; 12oz. Plastic Clamshell; Keep Refrigerated; UPC 0826766185610
Manufacturer
Caito Foods LLC.
Affected units
920

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)

  • Mfg. Code: GHMW Item#: 11221677

Distribution

Distributed in 7 states:

Part of a larger recall action

This product is one of 7 recalled by Caito Foods LLC. 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 7 products in this recall →

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