Signature Select Avocado Chunks Recalled Due to Listeria monocytogenes
Nature's Touch Frozen Foods is recalling Signature Select Avocado Chunks after Washington State Department of Agriculture testing detected Listeria monocytogenes.
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 text explicitly states the agency classification is Class I, which mandates a severity score of 5 per the rubric.
Plain-English summary
Nature's Touch Frozen Foods (West) is recalling 1334 cases of Signature Select Avocado Chunks, 12 oz. (340 g) stand-up pouches. The product is distributed by Better Living Brands in Pleasanton, CA, and is a product of Peru packed in Canada. The recall is limited to units with a Best Before date of OCT 11 20 and UPC 2113009412.
The recall was initiated after the Washington State Department of Agriculture sampled and tested frozen avocado and found Listeria monocytogenes. The agency has classified this as a Class I recall. The affected product was distributed in Alaska, Arizona, California, Colorado, Hawaii, Idaho, Nebraska, Nevada, New Mexico, Oregon, South Dakota, Washington, Wyoming, Texas, and Utah.
Consumers who have purchased this product should check their freezers for the specific UPC and Best Before date listed above. If the product is found, consumers should discard it or return it to the place of purchase.
The recalled product
- Product
- Signature Select Avocado Chunks, 12 oz. (340 g) Stand-up pouch Re-sealable, Keep Frozen; UPC 2113009412 Ingredient: Avocado Chunks, Key Lime Juice Distributed by Better Living Brands Pleasanton, CA Product of Peru, Packed in Canada
- Manufacturer
- Nature's Touch Frozen Foods (West)
- Category
- Food — Frozen Produce
- Hazard
- Affected units
- 1,334
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)
- Best Before OCT 11 20
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