The Recall Desk
Agency classClass IOur severity:CriticalFDA (Food)·F-0829-2014·Announced 2013-12-25

Lipari Oldtyme Mexicali Dip Recalled for Listeria Risk

Dutch Treat Salads is recalling Lipari Oldtyme Mexicali Dip due to potential Listeria monocytogenes contamination. Consumers should discard the product.

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 source text identifies the agency classification as Class I, which mandates a severity score of 5 per the rubric.

Plain-English summary

Dutch Treat Salads, Inc. is recalling Lipari Oldtyme Mexicali Dip, a refrigerated dip product, due to potential Listeria monocytogenes contamination. The product is distributed by Lipari Foods and is available in 5 lb. and 14 oz. containers. The affected product has Use By dates ranging from 10/18/13 through 11/22/13.

The recall covers 894.75 lbs of the product. Distribution was limited to distributor and retail direct accounts in Michigan, with further distribution in Michigan, Ohio, Pennsylvania, and Wisconsin. The product contains milk, egg, and soy.

Consumers who have purchased this product should discard it or return it to the place of purchase. The FDA classifies this as a Class I recall, indicating a reasonable probability that the use of, or exposure to, the violative product will cause serious adverse health consequences or death.

The recalled product

Product
LIPARI OLDTYME Mexicali Dip, Keep Refrigerated, outer box Net Wt. 1 0 lbs. Distributed by Lipari Foods, Warren, Ml 48089 Inner container: Mexicali Dip, Dutch Treat Salads, Zeeland MI Net Wt. 5 Lbs. Mexicali Dip, Dutch Treat Salads, Zeeland , MI Net Wt 14 oz. 396.9 g…
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)

  • Use By dates of 10/18/13 through 11/22/13.

Distribution

Distributed in 4 states:

Same manufacturer · DUTCH TREAT SALADS, INC

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