Dr. Praeger's Organic Harvest Veggie Burgers Recalled for Listeria Risk
Dr. Praeger's is voluntarily recalling Organic Harvest Veggie Burgers because they may be contaminated with 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 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 agency classification is FDA Class I, which mandates a severity score of at least 4 according to the rubric, regardless of the lack of reported illnesses.
Plain-English summary
Dr. Praeger's Sensible Food/Ungar's Food Products is voluntarily recalling various not-ready-to-eat frozen products, specifically Dr. Praeger's Purely Sensible Foods Organic Harvest Veggie Burgers, because they may be contaminated with Listeria monocytogenes.
The recall affects 5,517 cases of the product, which are distributed nationwide in the US and to foreign markets. The specific product is identified by the UPC 0 8086830110 5 and includes multiple lot and case codes with best-by dates ranging from November 2015 to March 2017.
Consumers should check their pantries for these specific products and dispose of them or return them to the place of purchase. The source text does not report any illnesses or injuries associated with this recall.
The recalled product
- Product
- Dr. Praeger's Purely Sensible Foods Organic Harvest Veggie Burgers, 10 x 48 oz (1.36kg), Best if used by: May 16, 2017, UPC 0 8086830110 5, Dr. Praeger's Sensible Foods, Elmwood Park, NJ 07407
- Manufacturer
- Dr. Praeger'S Sensible Foods
- Category
- Food — Frozen Foods
- Hazard
- Affected units
- 5,517
Distribution
Distributed nationwide across the United States.
Part of a larger recall action
This product is one of 23 recalled by Dr. Praeger'S Sensible Foods 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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