Berner Lite Creamy Alfredo Pasta Sauce Recalled for Spoilage Bacteria
Berner Food & Beverage is recalling 1,224 cases of Lite Creamy Alfredo pasta sauce contaminated with spoilage bacteria.
What this means for you
Minor labeling or packaging issue, or a voluntary precautionary recall. Risk of harm is low but real — follow the manufacturer's instructions.
Our severity reasoning: The recall is classified as FDA Class II and involves spoilage bacteria without reported illnesses, fitting the criteria for a moderate severity voluntary precautionary recall.
Plain-English summary
Berner Food & Beverage, LLC is voluntarily recalling 1,224 cases of Lite Creamy Alfredo, gluten free, Pasta Sauce. The product is packaged in glass jars with metal lids and has a net weight of 15 OZ (425g). The specific lot number is 171125, with a best-by date of 11/25/2017.
The recall was initiated because the product was found to be contaminated with spoilage bacteria, specifically Enterobacter cloacae and Pantoea species. These bacteria are associated with product spoilage rather than acute foodborne illness, but their presence indicates a failure in quality control.
The affected product was distributed in Texas, Minnesota, Florida, Iowa, Ohio, Tennessee, and Kansas. Consumers who have purchased this specific lot of pasta sauce should stop using it and return it to the place of purchase for a refund or contact the manufacturer for further instructions.
The recalled product
- Product
- Lite Creamy Alfredo, gluten free, Pasta Sauce; Glass jar, metal lid; NET WT. 15 OZ, CONT. NET 425g; UPC 41220898732
- Manufacturer
- Berner Food & Beverage, LLC
- Category
- Food — Pasta Sauce
- Hazard
- Affected units
- 1,224
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)
- Lot: 171125
- Best By 11/25/2017
Distribution
Part of a larger recall action
This product is one of 5 recalled by Berner Food & Beverage, 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.
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