Path of Life Southwest Quinoa Recalled for Listeria and Salmonella Risk
Harvest Food Group is recalling Path of Life All Natural Southwest Quinoa 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 and Salmonella) without reported illness, which aligns with the High severity criteria in the rubric.
Plain-English summary
Harvest Food Group is recalling 33,528 retail units of Path of Life All Natural Southwest Quinoa. The product is a 10-ounce frozen item sold in cases of 6 or 12 units. The recall is being conducted due to potential contamination with Listeria monocytogenes or Salmonella.
The affected product is identified by UPC 855229005035 and Item numbers POL-RSWN-1210 and POL-RSWQ-0610. The specific lot number is C081X7K30, with a best-before date of 11/30/2018. The product was distributed in Arizona, California, Colorado, Florida, Georgia, Illinois, Massachusetts, Michigan, New Hampshire, New Jersey, Pennsylvania, Texas, Washington, and Canada.
Consumers should check their pantries for this specific product and stop consuming it if found. The recall is classified as FDA Class II, indicating a situation where there is a reasonable probability that the use of or exposure to the violative product may cause temporary or medically reversible adverse health consequences.
The recalled product
- Product
- Path of Life All Natural Southwest Quinoa; 10oz., 6 and 12 units per case; Keep Frozen; UPC 855229005035; Item# POL-RSWN-1210 and POL-RSWQ-0610
- Manufacturer
- Harvest Food Group
- Category
- Food — Frozen Prepared Foods
- Hazard
- Affected units
- 33,528
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 (3)
- GTIN 10855229005032
- Lot# C081X7K30
- Best Before 11/30/2018
Distribution
Part of a larger recall action
This product is one of 3 recalled by Harvest Food Group 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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