The Recall Desk
Agency classClass IOur severity:SevereFDA (Food)·F-0979-2022·Announced 2022-04-13

Tops Dill Dip Bulk recalled due to Listeria contamination risk

Tops Dill Dip Bulk is being recalled due to potential contamination with Listeria monocytogenes. Consumers should stop using the product and dispose of it safely.

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 4/5 (Severe).

The hazard poses a serious risk of illness, injury, or structural failure. Stop using the product immediately and contact the manufacturer for a refund or repair.

Our severity reasoning: FDA Class I recalls require a minimum severity score of 4. Listeria monocytogenes is a high-risk pathogen capable of causing serious illness and death.

Plain-English summary

Tops Dill Dip Bulk, manufactured by Fruit Fresh Up, Inc., is being recalled due to potential contamination with Listeria monocytogenes. The FDA has classified this as a Class I recall.

The recalled product can be identified by UPC 4779300173 with best-by dates of March 31, 2022 and April 16, 2022. A total of 39,232 units were distributed to New York, Massachusetts, and Pennsylvania.

Listeria monocytogenes is a bacterium that can cause serious illness and death, particularly in infants, young children, elderly individuals, and those with weakened immune systems.

Consumers who have purchased this product should stop consuming it immediately and dispose of it safely. Do not use this product even if it has not been opened.

The recalled product

Product
Tops Dill Dip Bulk
Manufacturer
Fruit Fresh Up, Inc.
Category
Food — Dips & Spreads
Hazard
Affected units
39,232

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 (2)

  • UPC: 4779300173 BBD 3/31/2022
  • 4/16/2022

Distribution

Distributed in 3 states:

Part of a larger recall action

This product is one of 12 recalled by Fruit Fresh Up, 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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