The Recall Desk
Agency classClass IOur severity:CriticalFDA (Food)·F-1321-2017·Announced 2017-01-25

Aspen Hills Brownie Dough Pieces Recalled for Listeria Contamination

Aspen Hills, Inc. is recalling Brownie Dough Pieces potentially contaminated with Listeria monocytogenes. The product was distributed to 19 US states and Canada.

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 source metadata explicitly identifies the agency classification as Class I, which mandates a severity score of 5 according to the rubric.

Plain-English summary

Aspen Hills, Inc. is voluntarily recalling 279 cases of Brownie Dough Pieces, Product Version Date (PVD) # 3722. The recall is being conducted because the product is potentially contaminated with Listeria monocytogenes.

The affected product was distributed to the following US states: AL, AZ, CA, GA, IA, IL, FL, KY, MA, MI, MN, MO, OH, OK, PA, TN, TX, UT, and WI. The recalled product was also sent to Canada. The specific codes associated with the recalled product are 9169, 7/7/17; and 9210, 7/27/17.

Consumers who have purchased this product should check their pantries for the specific codes and PVD number listed above. If the product is found, consumers should discard it or return it to the place of purchase. No specific instructions for disposal or return are provided in the source text beyond the standard recall protocol.

The recalled product

Product
Brownie Dough Pieces PVD# 3722
Manufacturer
Aspen Hills, Inc.
Hazard
Affected units
279

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 (4)

  • 9169
  • 7/7/17
  • 9210
  • 7/27/17

Distribution

Part of a larger recall action

This product is one of 19 recalled by Aspen Hills, 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.

See all 19 products in this recall →

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