The Recall Desk
Agency classClass IIOur severity:HighFDA (Food)·F-1498-2018·Announced 2018-06-06

Liberty Snacks Natural Pistachios Recalled for Listeria Risk

Ohio Hickory Harvest is recalling Liberty Snacks Natural Pistachios because a product in the same storage bin 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 a high-risk pathogen (Listeria monocytogenes) without reported illness, which corresponds to a High severity score of 3 per the rubric.

Plain-English summary

Ohio Hickory Harvest Brand Products Inc. is recalling Liberty Snacks Natural Pistachios, 1 oz packages. The recall involves 208 cases, with 72 packages per case. The specific lot number is 032019.

The recall was initiated after the firm received positive test results for Listeria monocytogenes in a product housed in the same storage bin as the pistachios. The agency has classified this as a Class II recall.

The product was distributed in the following states: AL, AR, AZ, CA, CO, CT, FL, GA, IA, IL, IN, KS, KY, LA, MD, MI, MO, NC, ND, NE, NV, NY, OH, OK, OR, PA, SC, TN, TX, UT, VA, WA, and WY. Consumers should check their pantries for this product and contact the distributor for further instructions.

The recalled product

Product
Liberty Snacks Natural PISTACHIOS Net Wt. 1 oz (#g) DISTRIBUTED BY Liberty Candy & Nuts Inc. 347.945.0540 [email protected] UPC 8-04879-17158-4
Hazard

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Lot numbers (1)

  • Lot # 032019

Distribution

Part of a larger recall action

This product is one of 6 recalled by Ohio Hickory Harvest Brand Products 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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