Inspired Organic Tahini Butter Recalled for Listeria monocytogenes Contamination
Lipari Foods is recalling Inspired Organic Tahini Butter because product testing confirmed the presence of 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 5/5 (Critical).
Highest-severity recall. The hazard can cause serious injury or death. Stop using the product now and follow the agency's instructions.
Our severity reasoning: The agency classification is FDA Class I, which mandates a severity score of 5 according to the rubric.
Plain-English summary
Lipari Foods Operating Company, LLC is recalling 925 cases of Inspired Organic Tahini Butter, 16oz. plastic jars (UPC: 863669742564). The recall affects all lots and all dates for item number 967070.
The recall was initiated because product testing returned positive results for Listeria monocytogenes. This bacterium can cause serious illness, particularly in pregnant women, newborns, the elderly, and individuals with weakened immune systems.
The product was distributed in Florida, Iowa, Illinois, Indiana, Kentucky, Maryland, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, New York, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Tennessee, Wisconsin, West Virginia, and Canada. Consumers should check their pantries for this product and discard it or return it to the place of purchase.
The recalled product
- Product
- Inspired Organic Tahini Butter 16oz. plastic jar, 6 per case UPC #: 863669742564 refrigerate after opening
- Manufacturer
- Lipari Foods Operating Company, LLC
- Category
- Food — Condiments
- Hazard
- Affected units
- 925
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)
- All lots All dates Item number 967070
Distribution
Part of a larger recall action
This product is one of 4 recalled by Lipari Foods Operating Company, 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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