5000 Years Foods Sliced Cabbage Kimchi Recalled for Listeria Risk
5000 Years Foods is recalling sliced cabbage kimchi products sold in multiple container sizes due to potential Listeria monocytogenes contamination. The product was distributed in Illinois and potentially reached customers nationwide through retail distributors.
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: Listeria monocytogenes is a high-risk pathogen known to cause serious illness and is one of the criteria for a High severity score. The source text does not report any confirmed illnesses or deaths, so the score remains at the maximum of 3 under the rule that theoretical hazards without reported illness cap at this level.
Plain-English summary
5000 Years Foods, Inc. is recalling sliced cabbage kimchi sold in 5-gallon plastic tubs and in 128 oz, 64 oz, 32 oz, and 16 oz glass jars due to the potential for contamination with Listeria monocytogenes.
The recalled product was distributed in Illinois, where it was further distributed through retail channels and potentially reached customers nationwide via distributors and retail stores. Approximately 54,000 pounds of product are affected.
Consumers who have purchased this kimchi should not consume it. Anyone who has consumed the product and developed symptoms of Listeria infection should seek medical attention and inform their healthcare provider of the potential exposure.
The recalled product
- Product
- 5000 Years Foods SLICED CABBAGE KIMCHI in 5GAL plastic tubs, and 128 oz, 64 oz, 32 oz, & 16 oz glass jars
- Manufacturer
- 5000 Years Foods, Inc.
- Category
- Food — Fermented / Ready-to-Eat
- 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)
- 09052021 through 09252021
Distribution
Part of a larger recall action
This product is one of 10 recalled by 5000 Years 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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