El Encanto Recalls Bueno GC Strip Hot Due to Listeria Risk
El Encanto, Incorporated is recalling Bueno GC Strip Hot due to possible Listeria monocytogenes contamination. The product was distributed nationwide, including to military and government consignees.
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 aligns with the 'High' severity criteria in the rubric.
Plain-English summary
El Encanto, Incorporated is recalling Bueno GC Strip Hot 2-12.5# Z, Product Item Number 1072-4. The product is packaged in double-poly bags. The recall is due to possible Listeria monocytogenes contamination.
The affected lots are 2273, 2283, 2343, 2603, 2633, 2703, 2743, and 2883. The product was distributed nationwide, with no foreign distribution. The distribution includes military, government, and VA consignees.
Consumers who have purchased this product should check their inventory for the specific lot numbers listed above. If the product is found, it should be discarded or returned to the place of purchase. The source text does not specify a particular action for consumers other than the recall itself.
The recalled product
- Product
- Bueno GC Strip Hot 2-12.5# Z, Product Item Number 1072-4. Packaged in double-poly bags.
- Manufacturer
- El Encanto, Incorporated
- Category
- Food — Meat / Poultry
- 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 (8)
- Lots¿2273
- 2283
- 2343
- 2603
- 2633
- 2703
- 2743
- 2883
Distribution
Distributed nationwide across the United States.
Part of a larger recall action
This product is one of 39 recalled by El Encanto, Incorporated 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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