The Recall Desk
CriticalFDA (Food)·F-0850-2017·Announced 2017-01-11

Country Fresh Recalls Marketside Spicy Pico de Gallo for Listeria Risk

Country Fresh Products is recalling Wal-Mart Marketside Spicy Pico de Gallo 10oz due to potential Listeria monocytogenes contamination.

What this means for you

Highest-severity recall. Risk of serious injury or death is documented or strongly suspected. Stop using the product now and follow the agency's instructions.

Our severity reasoning: The agency classification is 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.

Plain-English summary

Country Fresh Products, LLC is voluntarily recalling specific units of Wal-Mart, Marketside Spicy Pico de Gallo 10oz. The recall is being conducted because the product may be contaminated with Listeria monocytogenes.

The affected product is distributed in Alabama, Florida, Georgia, Kentucky, Louisiana, Maryland, Mississippi, North Carolina, South Carolina, Tennessee, Virginia, and West Virginia. Consumers should check their pantries for this product with a 'BEST IF USED BY' date between August 7, 2016, and August 19, 2016.

Consumers who have purchased this product should stop using it and dispose of it or return it to the place of purchase. Listeria monocytogenes is a bacterium that can cause serious illness, particularly in pregnant women, newborns, the elderly, and individuals with weakened immune systems.

The recalled product

Product
Wal-Mart, Marketside Spicy Pico de Gallo 10oz
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 (3)

  • BEST IF USED BY dates between August 7
  • 2016 through August 19
  • 2016.

Distribution

Distributed in 12 states:

Part of a larger recall action

This product is one of 22 recalled by Country Fresh Products, 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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