The Recall Desk
Agency classClass IOur severity:SevereFDA (Food)·F-1615-2016·Announced 2016-07-13

Norpac Organic Mixed Vegetables Recalled for Listeria Risk

Norpac Foods is recalling 1,850 cases of Natural Directions Organic Mixed Vegetables due to potential Listeria monocytogenes contamination.

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 4/5 (Severe).

The hazard poses a serious risk of illness, injury, or structural failure. Stop using the product immediately and contact the manufacturer for a refund or repair.

Our severity reasoning: The recall is classified as FDA Class I, which indicates a reasonable probability that the use of, or exposure to, the violative product will cause serious adverse health consequences or death. Per the rubric, FDA Class I recalls are assigned a score of 4 or higher.

Plain-English summary

Norpac Foods, Inc. (Plant #8) is recalling 1,850 cases of Natural Directions Organic Mixed Vegetables, frozen, net wt. 12 oz. (UPC 0 15400 19672 7). The recall is being conducted because the product has the potential to be contaminated with Listeria monocytogenes.

The affected product was distributed in Alaska, California, Hawaii, Idaho, Montana, Nevada, Oregon, Washington, and Guam. Specific use-by dates and manufacturing codes are listed in the recall notice, including codes 5J5 16X8, 5F6 16X8, and 5H6 19X8.

Consumers who have purchased this product should check their freezers for the specific UPC and codes listed. If the product is found, it should be discarded or returned to the place of purchase.

The recalled product

Product
Natural Directions Organic Mixed Vegetables, frozen, net wt. 12 oz. UPC 0 15400 19672 7
Hazard
Affected units
1,850

Distribution

Distributed in 9 states:

Part of a larger recall action

This product is one of 2 recalled by Norpac Foods, Inc. (Plant #8) 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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