Pictsweet Frozen Seasoning Blend Recalled for Listeria Risk
The Pictsweet Company is recalling specific lots of frozen seasoning blends due to potential Listeria monocytogenes contamination in the onion ingredients.
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. Additionally, the presence of Listeria monocytogenes is a high-risk pathogen.
Plain-English summary
The Pictsweet Company is voluntarily recalling specific lots of PICTSWEET(R) Seasoning Blend products. The recall involves three product sizes: 10 oz, 24 oz, and 80 oz packages. The affected products are distributed nationwide.
The recall is being conducted because the products contain onions that were recalled for the possibility of Listeria monocytogenes contamination. Listeria monocytogenes is a high-risk pathogen that can cause serious illness, particularly in pregnant women, newborns, the elderly, and individuals with weakened immune systems.
Consumers who have purchased the affected products should check their lot codes against the list provided by the FDA. The specific lot codes are listed in the structured product information for each UPC. Consumers should not consume the product and should contact the company or the FDA for further instructions.
The recalled product
- Product
- Frozen seasoning blend labeled as: a) PICTSWEET(R) Seasoning Blend, recipe helper, NET WT 10 OZ (283g), UPC 70560 96902, DISTRIBUTED BY THE PICTSWEET COMPANY, BELLS, TN 38006 b) PICTSWEET(R) Seasoning Blend, NET WT 24 OZ (1 LB 8 OZ) 680g, UPC 70560 96911, DISTRIBUTED BY…
- Manufacturer
- The Pictsweet Company
- Category
- Food — Frozen Seasoning
- Hazard
- Affected units
- 213,830
Is your product affected?
Check your packaging against the codes below. If any of them match, the product is part of this recall.
Lot numbers (20)
- a) UPC 70560 96902: Lot Codes: 0826BH
- 0826BJ
- 0826BK
- 0826BL
- 0826BM
- 0826BN
- 0826BP
- 0826BQ
- 0826BR
- 0826BS
- 0826BT
- 0826BU
- 0826BV
- 0826BW
- 0836BL
- 0836BM
- 0836BN
- 0836BP
- 0836BQ
- 0836BR
Distribution
Distributed nationwide across the United States.
Part of a larger recall action
This product is one of 12 recalled by The Pictsweet Company 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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