Lipari Foods Recalls Raw Sunflower Meat Due to Listeria Contamination
Lipari Foods is recalling 109 cases of raw sunflower meat due to potential Listeria monocytogenes contamination. The product was distributed across nine states.
What this means for you
Highest-severity recall. Risk of serious injury or death is documented or strongly suspected. Stop using the product now and follow the agency's instructions.
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.
Plain-English summary
Lipari Foods, Inc. is recalling 109 cases of raw sunflower meat (Item Number 192976) due to potential contamination with Listeria monocytogenes. The product is packaged in 7-ounce clear plastic bags with a Pic-A-Nut label on the front and a nutritional label on the back. The recall involves specific lot numbers and best-by dates ranging from April 2014 to June 2014.
The affected product was distributed in Ohio, Michigan, West Virginia, Kentucky, Tennessee, Pennsylvania, Wisconsin, Illinois, and Indiana. Listeria monocytogenes is an organism that 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 in pregnant women.
Consumers who have purchased this product should check their pantries for the specific lot numbers and best-by dates listed in the recall notice. If the product is found, consumers should not consume it and should dispose of it or return it to the place of purchase.
The recalled product
- Product
- Item Number: 192976 Item Description: BAG CLR SUNFLOWER MEAT RAW PP Case Pack: 12 Package Size: 7 OZ Clear Plastic Bag (Pic-A-Nut Label on Front, Nutritional Label on Back) UPC Number: 070207000202
- Manufacturer
- Lipari Foods, Inc.
- Category
- Food — Raw Meat
- Affected units
- 109
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 (9)
- Lot Numbers: 08201304
- 15201304
- 23201305
- 03201306
- 06201306 Best By Dates: 4/8/2014
- 4/15/2014
- 5/23/2014
- 6/3/2014
- 6/6/2014
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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