J & J Distributing Recalls Tastebuds Layered Fiesta Taco Dip for Listeria Risk
J & J Distributing Company is recalling Tastebuds Layered Fiesta Taco Dip due to potential Listeria monocytogenes contamination. The product was distributed to 46 retail locations in eight states.
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 corresponds to a High severity score per the rubric.
Plain-English summary
J & J Distributing Company is recalling Tastebuds Layered Fiesta Taco Dip, Net Wt. 9 oz. (255g), UPC 0 38232 31611 8, because the product may be contaminated with Listeria monocytogenes. The recall involves 371 units of the product, which was distributed by H. Brooks & Co in Minneapolis, MN.
The product was distributed to 46 retail locations in the states of Minnesota, Illinois, Indiana, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Wisconsin, Kentucky, and Iowa. The specific sell-by date for the affected units is 3-3.
Consumers who have purchased this product should check their pantries for the specific UPC and sell-by date. If found, they should discard the product or return it to the place of purchase for a refund. Listeria monocytogenes is a bacterium that can cause serious illness, particularly in pregnant women, newborns, the elderly, and individuals with weakened immune systems.
The recalled product
- Product
- tastebuds Layered Fiesta Taco Dip, Net Wt. 9 oz. (255g), UPC 0 38232 31611 8, Distributed By H. Brooks & Co Mpls MN 55112
- Manufacturer
- J & J Distributing Company
- Category
- Food — Deli / Ready-to-Eat
- Hazard
- Affected units
- 371
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)
- Sell by: 3-3
Distribution
Part of a larger recall action
This product is one of 10 recalled by J & J Distributing 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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