Fresh Unlimited Recalls Green Pepper Strips for Listeria Risk
Fresh Unlimited Inc is recalling Green Pepper Strips due to possible contamination with Listeria monocytogenes. The product was distributed to 15 states.
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 recall involves a high-risk pathogen (Listeria monocytogenes) without reported illness, which corresponds to a High severity score under the rubric.
Plain-English summary
Fresh Unlimited Inc is recalling Green Pepper Strips 3/8" 80/2oz (4,536g) bags, Item #73032, with a best used by date of 11/21/12. The recall is issued because the product may be contaminated with Listeria monocytogenes.
The affected product was shipped to Alabama, Florida, Georgia, Illinois, Indiana, Kentucky, Michigan, North Carolina, New York, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Tennessee, Virginia, Wisconsin, and West Virginia.
Consumers should stop using the product and return it to the place of purchase for a refund or contact the firm for further instructions.
The recalled product
- Product
- Green Pepper Strips 3/8" 80/2oz (4,536g) bag Item #73032 BEST USED BY: 11/21/12 TC: 1 317 2359 15:45
- Manufacturer
- Fresh Unlimited Inc
- Category
- Food — Vegetables
- 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 11/21/12 Item #73032
Distribution
Part of a larger recall action
This product is one of 12 recalled by Fresh Unlimited 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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