River Ranch Shredded Iceberg Lettuce Recalled for Listeria
River Ranch Fresh Foods LLC is recalling Shredded Iceberg Lettuce after FDA 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 minimum score of 4, and the presence of a high-risk pathogen (Listeria monocytogenes) in a ready-to-eat product typically warrants the highest severity rating in the absence of mitigating factors, aligning with the 'Critical' criteria for severe health risks.
Plain-English summary
River Ranch Fresh Foods LLC is recalling River Ranch brand Shredded Iceberg Lettuce in 1/4-inch and 1/8-inch cuts, packaged in 4 x 5 lb bags. The product was distributed in the United States and Canada. The recall is due to two separate samples of the product, which were pulled by the FDA, testing positive for Listeria monocytogenes.
The affected product is a salad item bagged in clear polyethylene film for foodservice and polypropylene/polyethylene for retail. Consumers should check their refrigerators for bags with Best By code dates between 12MAY2012 and 29MAY2012, or between 12MAY2012 and 22MAY2012. The code date is located in the upper right-hand corner of the bags.
Consumers should discard the product or return it to the place of purchase. The product should be refrigerated and consumed within the Best By date, but given the contamination, it should not be eaten.
The recalled product
- Product
- River Ranch brand Shredded Icebreg (1/4"), (1/8"), 4 x 5 lb bag, UPC: n/a; 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…
- Manufacturer
- River Ranch Fresh Foods LLC
- Category
- Food — Salad / Produce
- 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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