Dr. Praeger's Recalls Black Bean Veggie Burgers Due to Listeria Risk
Dr. Praeger's Sensible Foods is voluntarily recalling specific lots of Black Bean 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 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 severity score of 4 or higher.
Plain-English summary
Dr. Praeger's Sensible Foods is voluntarily recalling 422 cases of Dr. Praeger's Black Bean Veggie Burger, 12 x 10 oz. (283 g)/box. The recall is due to the potential for contamination with Listeria monocytogenes. The affected product is a not-ready-to-eat frozen item.
The specific product details include UPC 0 80868 06019 4, with a 'Best if used by' date of May-12-2018. The recall covers two specific lot codes: Lot #F16BC-21A SVB-BB12 with Case code N16CH-04A and Retail unit code N16CH (Best by 1/27/2018), and Lot #F16BC-21A SVB-BB12 with Case code N16CH-04Z and Retail unit code N16CH (Best by 1/27/2018). The product was distributed nationwide in the US and to foreign markets.
Consumers who have purchased these specific lots should check their freezers for the matching UPC, lot, and case codes. If the product matches the description, consumers should discard it or return it to the place of purchase.
The recalled product
- Product
- Dr. Praeger's Black Bean Veggie Burger, 12 x 10 oz. (283 g)/box, Best if used by: May-12-2018, UPC 0 80868 06019 4, Dr. Praeger's Sensible Foods, Elmwood Park, NJ 07407
- Manufacturer
- Dr. Praeger'S Sensible Foods
- Category
- Food — Frozen Foods
- Hazard
- Affected units
- 422
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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