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 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 source metadata explicitly identifies this as an FDA Class I recall, which corresponds to a Critical severity score of 5 according to the rubric.
Plain-English summary
Dr. Praeger's Sensible Food/Ungar's Food Products is voluntarily recalling various not-ready-to-eat frozen products, including Dr. Praeger's Sensible Foods Organic Harvest Veggie Burgers. The recall is being conducted because the products may be contaminated with Listeria monocytogenes.
The affected product is the 10 x 1.36kg (48 oz. (3 lbs)) package, distributed by Costco Wholesale UK Ltd. The recall covers 1,452 cases distributed in the US Nationwide and Foreign. Specific lot and case codes are provided in the source data, including Lot #F16BG-02B and various retail unit codes with best-by dates ranging from December 2015 to May 2016.
Consumers should check their freezers for these specific products. If found, they should not consume the product and should follow instructions from the recalling firm or the FDA regarding disposal or return.
The recalled product
- Product
- Dr. Praeger's Sensible Foods Organic Harvest Veggie Burgers, 10 x 1.36kg, (48 oz. (3 lbs)), Best if used by: May -16-2017, Distributed by: Costco Wholesale UK Ltd, UPC 0 8086830110 6
- Manufacturer
- Dr. Praeger'S Sensible Foods
- Category
- Food — Frozen Foods
- Hazard
- Affected units
- 1,452
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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