Dr. Praeger's California Veggie Burgers Recalled for Listeria Risk
Dr. Praeger's Sensible Foods is voluntarily recalling California 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 classified this as an FDA Class I recall, which indicates a reasonable probability that the use of, or exposure to, the violative product will cause serious adverse health consequences or death.
Plain-English summary
Dr. Praeger's Sensible Foods is voluntarily recalling Dr. Praeger's California Veggie Burgers, 26 x 10 oz./box, with a best if used by date of May-18-2018 and UPC 0 80868 00010. The recall involves 9,679 cases of the product.
The recall is being conducted because the not-ready-to-eat frozen products may be contaminated with Listeria monocytogenes. The affected products were distributed nationwide in the United States and to foreign markets.
Consumers should check their freezers for the specific lot codes and best-by dates listed in the recall notice. If the product is found, consumers should discard it or return it to the place of purchase.
The recalled product
- Product
- Dr. Praeger's California Veggie Burgers, 26 x 10 oz./box, Best if used by: May-18-2018, UPC 0 80868 00010, Dr. Praeger's Sensible Foods, Elmwood Park, NJ 07407
- Manufacturer
- Dr. Praeger'S Sensible Foods
- Category
- Food — Frozen Foods
- Hazard
- Affected units
- 9,679
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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