Popcorn Indiana American Cheese Popcorn Recalled for Listeria Contamination
Dale & Thomas Popcorn, LLC is recalling Popcorn Indiana American Cheese Popcorn because the manufacturing conveyor belt tested positive for Listeria monocytogenes.
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 Listeria monocytogenes, a high-risk pathogen. Per the rubric, high-risk pathogens without reported illness are classified as High (Score 3).
Plain-English summary
Dale & Thomas Popcorn, LLC is recalling 3,810 units of Popcorn Indiana American Cheese Popcorn, Net Wt. 7 oz. The product was distributed nationwide and in Canada. The recall involves specific production codes: 12221ENGA (2/4/2013), 12229ENGA (2/12/2013), and 12254ENGA (3/9/2013).
The recall was initiated because various flavors of popcorn were manufactured on a conveyor belt that tested positive for Listeria monocytogenes (L. mono). The FDA has classified this as a Class II recall.
Consumers who have purchased this product should check their pantry for the specific UPC 843571004134 and the listed production codes. If the product is found, consumers should dispose of it or return it to the place of purchase.
The recalled product
- Product
- Popcorn Indiana American Cheese Popcorn Net Wt. 7 oz. UPC 843571004134 Distributed by Popcorn, Indiana LLC 1 Cedar Lane, Englewood, NJ 07631 Made in the USA
- Manufacturer
- Dale & Thomas Popcorn, LLC
- Category
- Food — Snacks
- Hazard
- Affected units
- 3,810
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)
- 12221ENGA 2/4/2013 12229ENGA 2/12/2013 12254ENGA 3/9/2013
Distribution
Distributed nationwide across the United States.
Part of a larger recall action
This product is one of 14 recalled by Dale & Thomas Popcorn, 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.
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