Lipari Foods Recalls Walnut Halves and Pieces Due to Listeria Risk
Lipari Foods is recalling 48 cases of 6.5-ounce bags of walnut halves and pieces due to potential contamination 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 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 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 48 cases of 6.5-ounce bags of walnut halves and pieces (Item Number 193333, UPC 070207015206). The affected products are identified by Lot Numbers 08201304 and 06201306, with Best By Dates of 4/8/2014 and 6/6/2014. The recall was initiated due to potential contamination with Listeria monocytogenes.
The recalled products were 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 among pregnant women.
Consumers who have purchased these products should check their pantries for the specific lot numbers and best-by dates 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: 193333 Item Description: BAGS LG WALNUT HALVES & PIECES Case Pack: 12 Package Size: 6.5 OZ Fully Preprinted Old Style Pic-A-Nut Bag UPC Number: 070207015206
- Manufacturer
- Lipari Foods, Inc.
- Category
- Food — Nuts
- Hazard
- Affected units
- 48
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 (3)
- Lot Numbers: 08201304
- 06201306 Best By Dates: 4/8/2014
- 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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