The Recall Desk
Agency classClass IOur severity:CriticalFDA (Food)·F-1569-2012·Announced 2012-08-15

River Ranch Recalls Hy Vee Romaine Garden Blend Due to Listeria

River Ranch Fresh Foods is recalling Hy Vee brand Romaine Garden Blend because samples tested positive for 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 agency classification is FDA Class I, which mandates a severity score of 5 according to the rubric.

Plain-English summary

River Ranch Fresh Foods, LLC is recalling Hy Vee brand Romaine Garden Blend, 12 oz bags. The recall was initiated after the company was notified that two separate samples of the product, which had been pulled by the FDA, tested positive for Listeria monocytogenes.

The affected product is a salad item processed and packaged by River Ranch Fresh Foods, LLC in Salinas, CA. The bags feature a UPC of 75450-12058 and have Best By code dates ranging from 12MAY2012 to 29MAY2012. The code date is located in the upper right-hand corner of the bags.

Products were released for distribution in the US and Canada. Consumers should check their pantries for this specific product and dispose of it or return it to the place of purchase.

The recalled product

Product
Hy Vee brand Romaine Garden Blend, 12 oz bag, UPC: 75450-12058; Product is a salad item; bagged in clear polyethylene film (foodservice) and polypropylene/polyethylene (retail). Refrigerate and consume within Best By date. Product is processed and packaged by River Ranch Fresh…
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)

  • Best By code dates between 12MAY2012 - 29MAY2012

Distribution

Distribution scope not specified by the agency.

Part of a larger recall action

This product is one of 87 recalled by River Ranch Fresh Foods 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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