Pita Pal Texas Caviar Recalled for Listeria Contamination Risk
Pita Pal Foods LP is recalling Texas Caviar products due to potential Listeria monocytogenes contamination. Consumers should check expiration dates and discard affected items.
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
Pita Pal Foods LP is recalling specific lots of Pita Pal Texas Caviar, including 8 oz. and 4.5 lb. packages, because the product may be contaminated with Listeria monocytogenes. The recall involves 715 cases of the product.
The affected products are distributed in Arizona, California, Florida, Georgia, Michigan, New York, Oklahoma, and Texas. Consumers should check their refrigerators for these specific UPC codes and expiration dates through June 13, 2016.
Consumers with questions about the recall should contact Pita Pal Foods LP. Individuals who have consumed the product and are experiencing symptoms of Listeria infection should contact their healthcare provider.
The recalled product
- Product
- Pita Pal Texas Caviar Net Wt. 8 oz. (226g) UPC: 8-50157-0006-0 Keep Refrigerated Pita Pal Foods, LP. Houston, TX 77003 www.pitapal.com; Pita Pal Texas Caviar UPC: 8-50157-00086-2 Keep Refrigerated Net Weight: 4.5 lbs;
- Manufacturer
- Pita Pal Foods LP
- Category
- Food — Deli / Ready-to-Eat
- Hazard
- Affected units
- 715
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 (2)
- Expiration Date or Use/Freeze by dates through June 13
- 2016.
Distribution
Part of a larger recall action
This product is one of 4 recalled by Pita Pal Foods LP 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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