5000 Years Foods Baby Napa Kimchi Recall for Listeria Contamination
5000 Years Foods is recalling Baby Napa Kimchi in 128 oz, 64 oz, and 32 oz glass jars due to potential contamination with Listeria monocytogenes. The product was distributed in Illinois and potentially 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: The source indicates potential contamination with Listeria monocytogenes, a high-risk pathogen. The FDA has classified this as a Class II recall. No illnesses or injuries are reported in the source text, so the score does not exceed 3 per the rubric's criterion that contamination without reported illness scores at most 3.
Plain-English summary
5000 Years Foods, Inc. is recalling approximately 54,000 lbs of Baby Napa Kimchi sold in 128 oz, 64 oz, and 32 oz glass jars. The product has the potential to be contaminated with Listeria monocytogenes.
The recalled products were distributed in Illinois and were further distributed through retail channels, with the potential to reach consumers nationwide.
Consumers who have purchased this product should not consume it. If you have purchased affected Baby Napa Kimchi, dispose of it or return it to the place of purchase. Consumers with questions may contact 5000 Years Foods, Inc.
The recalled product
- Product
- 5000 Years Foods BABY NAPA KIMCHI in 128 oz, 64 oz, and 32 oz glass jars
- Manufacturer
- 5000 Years Foods, Inc.
- Category
- Food — Fermented / Ready-to-Eat
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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