FDA Recalls Fresh Long Chili Peppers Due to Salmonella Contamination
Patel Shippers Inc is recalling fresh long chili peppers imported from the Dominican Republic because they tested positive for Salmonella.
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 per the rubric.
Plain-English summary
Patel Shippers Inc is recalling 47 boxes of fresh long chili peppers, raw, 10 lb box, imported from the Dominican Republic. The recall was initiated because the product tested positive for Salmonella.
The affected product was distributed in Florida, New York, and Virginia. No lot codes were used by the recalling firm or the grower.
Consumers who have purchased this product should discard it or return it to the place of purchase.
The recalled product
- Product
- Fresh Long Chili Peppers, Raw, 10 lb box. Imported from Dominican Republic.
- Manufacturer
- Patel Shippers Inc
- Category
- Food — Fresh Produce
- 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)
- No lot codes used by recalling firm or grower
Distribution
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