Pictsweet Steam'ables Summer Vegetables Recalled for Listeria Risk
The Pictsweet Company is recalling Steam'ables Seasoned Summer Vegetables because they contain onions that 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. The presence of Listeria monocytogenes, a high-risk pathogen, further supports this severity level.
Plain-English summary
The Pictsweet Company is recalling 65,880 units of PICTSWEET(R) Steam'ables, Seasoned Summer Vegetables, with Cracked Pepper Seasoning, NET WT 10 OZ (283g). The product is identified by UPC 70560 98001 and was distributed nationwide. The recall includes units with a "Best if Used by" date of 03/28/2018 and specific code numbers ranging from 0886BB to 0886BV.
The recall is being issued because the product contains 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 vulnerable populations.
Consumers who have purchased this product should check their pantries for the specific UPC and code numbers listed above. If they have the affected product, they should stop using it and dispose of it or return it to the place of purchase.
The recalled product
- Product
- PICTSWEET(R) Steam'ables, Seasoned Summer Vegetables, with Cracked Pepper Seasoning, NET WT 10 OZ (283g), UPC 70560 98001, DISTRIBUTED BY THE PICTSWEET COMPANY, BELLS, TN 38006
- Manufacturer
- The Pictsweet Company
- Category
- Food — Frozen Vegetables
- Hazard
- Affected units
- 65,880
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 (18)
- Best if Used by 03/28/2018: 0886BB
- 0886BC
- 0886BD
- 0886BE
- 0886BF
- 0886BG
- 0886BH
- 0886BJ
- 0886BK
- 0886BL
- 0886BM
- 0886BN
- 0886BP
- 0886BQ
- 0886BR
- 0886BT
- 0886BU
- 0886BV
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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