Ingles Markets Recalls Frozen Biscuits for Listeria Contamination
Ingles Markets is recalling frozen Southern Style Biscuits after testing revealed Listeria monocytogenes contamination. The product was distributed in Georgia, North Carolina, South Carolina, and Tennessee.
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
Ingles Markets is recalling 200 cases of Frozen Southern Style Biscuits, 25 oz. bags (12 count). The recall was initiated after the Tennessee Department of Agriculture tested the product and found it positive for Listeria monocytogenes.
The affected product is identified by UPC 86854-02591. All Best Buy Dates are included in the recall, including the violative lot with a Best By date of 5/5/18. The product was distributed in Georgia, North Carolina, South Carolina, and Tennessee.
Consumers who have purchased this product should discard it or return it to the place of purchase.
The recalled product
- Product
- Frozen Southern Style Biscuits; 25 oz. bags (12 count)
- Manufacturer
- Ingles Markets
- Category
- Food — Bakery / Frozen
- Hazard
Distribution
Part of a larger recall action
This product is one of 2 recalled by Ingles Markets 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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