Giant Greens Recalls Organic Pea Shoots Due to Listeria Risk
Giant Greens, Inc. is recalling Organic Pea Shoots sold under Life Force and Trader Joe's brands due to potential Listeria monocytogenes contamination.
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 per the rubric.
Plain-English summary
Giant Greens, Inc. is recalling Organic Pea Shoots packaged in 3 oz. and 4 oz. sizes. The product is sold under the Life Force and Trader Joe's brands. The recall is issued due to a potential contamination with Listeria monocytogenes.
The affected products include Life Force 3 oz. packages (UPC 8 51042 00414 9) and Trader Joe's 4 oz. packages (UPC 0092 7567). The recall covers 390 3 oz. packages and 3,180 4 oz. packages. The products have best-by dates including all dates up to 2/16/2013.
The products were distributed in Alaska, Idaho, Oregon, Washington, and British Columbia, Canada. Consumers should discard the recalled products or return them to the place of purchase.
The recalled product
- Product
- Organic Pea Shoots are packaged in a 3 oz. or 4 oz packages. Product is sold under the Life Force or Trader Joe's brand. The Life Force, 3 oz, has UPC 8 51042 00414 9. The Trader Joe's, 4 oz, has UPC 0092 7567. The Life Force, 3 oz, is labeled in parts: "***Organic…
- Manufacturer
- Giant Greens, Inc.
- Category
- Food — Fresh Produce
- 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)
- The Best by Dates are including all and up to 2/16/2013
Distribution
Part of a larger recall action
This product is one of 10 recalled by Giant Greens, 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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