Lipari Foods Recalls Pepita Seeds Due to Listeria Contamination
Lipari Foods is recalling 2.75 oz bags of pepita seeds due to potential Listeria monocytogenes contamination. The product was distributed across nine states.
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 agency classification is FDA Class I, which mandates a minimum severity score of 4. The source text explicitly states that the organism can cause 'serious and sometimes fatal infections,' meeting the criteria for a Critical (5) rating due to the potential for fatalities.
Plain-English summary
Lipari Foods, Inc. is recalling 115 cases of 2.75 oz bags of pepita seeds (Item Number 192959, UPC 070207022501). The recall is due to the potential for contamination with Listeria monocytogenes. The affected product has a Best By Date of 5/23/2014 and Lot Number 23201305.
The recalled product was distributed in Ohio, Michigan, West Virginia, Kentucky, Tennessee, Pennsylvania, Wisconsin, Illinois, and Indiana. Listeria monocytogenes can cause serious and sometimes fatal infections in young children, frail or elderly people, and others with weakened immune systems. Although healthy individuals may suffer only short-term symptoms such as high fever, severe headache, stiffness, nausea, abdominal pain, and diarrhea, Listeria infection can cause miscarriages and stillbirths.
Consumers who have purchased this product should check their pantries for the specific item number and lot number listed above. If found, consumers should discard the product or return it to the place of purchase for a refund.
The recalled product
- Product
- Item Number: 192959 Item Description: BAGS SM PEPITA SEEDS R/S Case Pack: 12 Package Size: 2.75 OZ Clear Plastic Bag (Pic-A-Nut Label on Front, Nutritional Label on Back) UPC Number: 070207022501
- Manufacturer
- Lipari Foods, Inc.
- Category
- Food — Seeds / Nuts
- Hazard
- Affected units
- 115
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 (1)
- Lot Number: 23201305 Best By Date: 5/23/2014
Distribution
Part of a larger recall action
This product is one of 52 recalled by Lipari Foods, Inc. 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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