Green Cuisine Recalls Pesto Pasta Salad Due to Listeria Risk
Green Cuisine, Inc. is recalling Pesto Pasta Salad with Arugula because it may be contaminated with Listeria monocytogenes.
The agency’s classification
FDA (Food): Class I
Class I is a situation in which there is a reasonable probability that the use of or exposure to a violative product will cause serious adverse health consequences or death.
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 4/5 (Severe).
The hazard poses a serious risk of illness, injury, or structural failure. Stop using the product immediately and contact the manufacturer for a refund or repair.
Our severity reasoning: The recall is classified as FDA Class I, which indicates a reasonable probability that the use of or exposure to the violative product will cause serious adverse health consequences or death. Per the rubric, FDA Class I recalls must be scored at least 4.
Plain-English summary
Green Cuisine, Inc. is recalling Pesto Pasta Salad with Arugula, Net Wt. 16oz, because the product may be contaminated with Listeria monocytogenes. The recall involves 202 units with lot code 06/20 and UPC 857898004333.
The affected product was distributed in California, Nevada, and Arizona. Listeria monocytogenes is a high-risk pathogen that can cause serious illness, particularly in vulnerable populations.
Consumers who purchased this product should check their lot codes and UPCs. If they have the affected product, they should discard it or return it to the place of purchase.
The recalled product
- Product
- Pesto Pasta Salad with Arugula, Net Wt. 16oz, UPC 857898004333
- Manufacturer
- Green Cuisine, Inc.
- Category
- Food — Deli / Ready-to-Eat
- Hazard
- Affected units
- 202
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)
- Lot code: 06/20
Distribution
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