The Recall Desk
Agency classClass IOur severity:CriticalFDA (Food)·F-1123-2017·Announced 2017-01-18

Sabra Hummus Recalled for Potential Listeria Contamination

Sabra Dipping Company is recalling specific lots of Rosemary/Sea Salt Hummus due to potential Listeria monocytogenes contamination.

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 severity score of 5 according to the rubric.

Plain-English summary

Sabra Dipping Company, LLC is recalling 6,183 cases of Sabra Hummus SF Rosemary/Sea Salt, 10OZ (UPC 040822342988, SKU 301566). 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. The recall number is F-1123-2017.

The products were distributed throughout the United States and three foreign countries. Consumers should check their pantries for the specific product and dates listed above and stop consuming the product if it matches the recall description.

The recalled product

Product
Sabra Hummus SF Rosemary/Sea Salt, 10OZ; UPC 040822342988, SKU 301566
Hazard
Affected units
6,183

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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