The Recall Desk
Agency classClass IIOur severity:HighFDA (Food)·F-1226-2019·Announced 2019-03-13

Sugar Snap Peas Recalled Due to Listeria Contamination at Supplier Facility

Southern Specialties, Inc. is recalling Sugar Snap Peas 10 LB because a supplier facility's food contact surface tested positive for Listeria monocytogenes.

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 Listeria monocytogenes, a high-risk pathogen, but the source text does not report any illnesses or injuries, meeting the criteria for a High severity score.

Plain-English summary

Southern Specialties, Inc. is recalling Sugar Snap Peas 10 LB. The recall was initiated because a food contact surface at the firm's supplier facility tested positive for Listeria monocytogenes. Product packed on this specific table was shipped to Southern Specialties.

The affected product consists of 990 cases of 10 lb Sugar Snap Peas. The recall covers domestic distribution only. Specific product codes associated with the recall are 039 30368, 039 70368, 039 10368, 039 10358, 039 20358, and 037 30368.

Consumers who have purchased this product should check their inventory for the listed codes. If the product is found, it should be discarded or returned to the place of purchase. No illnesses or injuries have been reported in connection with this recall.

The recalled product

Product
Sugar Snap Peas 10 LB
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)

  • 039 30368/039 70368 / 039 10368 / 039 10358 / 039 20358 / 037 30368

Distribution

Distribution scope not specified by the agency.

Part of a larger recall action

This product is one of 4 recalled by Southern Specialties, 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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