The Recall Desk
Agency classClass IOur severity:CriticalFDA (Food)·F-1121-2017·Announced 2017-01-18

Sabra Recalls Hummus Taco for Potential Listeria Contamination

Sabra Dipping Company is recalling 10-ounce Hummus Taco products due to potential Listeria monocytogenes contamination. The products were distributed throughout the US and three foreign countries.

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 5/5 (Critical).

Highest-severity recall. The hazard can cause serious injury or death. Stop using the product now and follow the agency's instructions.

Our severity reasoning: The agency classification is FDA Class I, which mandates a minimum severity score of 5 per the rubric.

Plain-English summary

Sabra Dipping Company, LLC is recalling 23,357 cases of Sabra Hummus Taco, 10OZ (UPC 040822343671; SKU 301640). The recall is being conducted because the products have the potential to be contaminated with Listeria monocytogenes.

The affected products have best before dates on or before January 23, 2017. These items were distributed throughout the United States and three foreign countries.

Consumers who have purchased these products should check their best before dates and stop consuming them if they fall within the affected range. The source text does not specify further consumer instructions or report any illnesses.

The recalled product

Product
Sabra Hummus Taco, 10OZ; UPC 040822343671; SKU 301640
Hazard
Affected units
23,357

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)

  • Best Before dates on or before January 23
  • 2017

Distribution

Distribution scope not specified by the agency.

Part of a larger recall action

This product is one of 20 recalled by Sabra Dipping Company, 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.

See all 20 products in this recall →

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