Kroger Southwest Sweet Potato Rice Recalled for Potential Pathogen Contamination
Mary's Harvest Fresh Foods is recalling Kroger Southwest Sweet Potato Rice due to potential contamination with Salmonella or 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 high-risk pathogens (Salmonella and Listeria monocytogenes) without reported illness, which corresponds to a High severity score per the rubric.
Plain-English summary
Mary's Harvest Fresh Foods, Inc. is recalling Refrigerated Kroger Southwest Sweet Potato Rice, 12 oz. containers, due to a potential for contamination with Salmonella or Listeria monocytogenes. The product is identified by UPC # 826766185610 and is packaged in a rigid plastic container. The label includes cooking instructions to heat vegetable oil and stir-fry the vegetables.
Approximately 167.3 lbs of the product within its shelf life were distributed to retailers and one distributor in Washington and Oregon. The affected units have sell-by dates ranging from 10/15/18 through 10/17/18.
Consumers who have purchased this product should check their refrigerators for the specific UPC and sell-by dates listed above. If the product is found, it should be discarded or returned to the place of purchase.
The recalled product
- Product
- Refrigerated Kroger Southwest Sweet Potato Rice 12 oz. UPC # 826766185610. In rigid plastic container. Label has cooking instructions which states: Heat vegetable oil until very hot in large saute pan. Toss in vegetable and stir fry 1 minute.
- Manufacturer
- Mary's Harvest Fresh Foods, Inc.
- Hazard
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: 10/15/18 - thru 10/17/18
Distribution
Part of a larger recall action
This product is one of 2 recalled by Mary's Harvest Fresh Foods, Inc. 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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