Tastebuds Taco Platter Recalled for Listeria monocytogenes Contamination Risk
J & J Distributing Company is recalling Tastebuds Taco Platters due to potential Listeria monocytogenes contamination. The product was distributed to 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 aligns with the 'High' severity criteria in the rubric.
Plain-English summary
J & J Distributing Company is recalling Tastebuds Taco Platters, Net Wt. 26oz. (738g) and Net Wt. 15.8oz (448g), due to the potential for contamination with Listeria monocytogenes. The recall involves 371 units of the product, which is distributed by H. Brooks & Co in Minneapolis, MN.
The affected 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 recalled units is 3-3.
Consumers who have purchased this product should check their pantries for the specific UPC codes and sell-by date listed above. If the product is found, it should be discarded or returned to the place of purchase. No specific instructions for disposal or return are provided in the source text beyond the standard recall protocol.
The recalled product
- Product
- tastebuds Taco Platter, Net Wt. 26oz. (738g), UPC 0 38232 31683 5; Net Wt. 15.8oz (448g), UPC 0 38232 33235 4, Distributed By H. Brooks & Co Mpls MN 55112
- Manufacturer
- J & J Distributing Company
- Category
- Food — Prepared Foods
- 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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