Lipari Foods Recalls Walnut Halves and Pieces Due to Listeria
Lipari Foods, Inc. is recalling 1-ounce bags of walnut halves and pieces 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 score of 4, and the source text explicitly states that the organism can cause 'serious and sometimes fatal infections,' meeting the criteria for a Critical score.
Plain-English summary
Lipari Foods, Inc. is recalling 52 cases of 1-ounce bags of walnut halves and pieces (Item Number 196291, UPC 070207015121). The recall is due to the potential for contamination with Listeria monocytogenes. The affected product has a lot number of 08201304 and a best-by date of 4/8/2014.
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 among pregnant women.
Consumers who have purchased this product should stop using it and return it to the place of purchase for a refund or contact the recalling firm for further instructions.
The recalled product
- Product
- Item Number: 196291 Item Description: BAGS SM WALNUT HALVES & PIECES Case Pack: 12 Package Size: 1 OZ Fully Preprinted Old Style Pic-A-Nut Bag UPC Number: 070207015121
- Manufacturer
- Lipari Foods, Inc.
- Category
- Food — Nuts
- Hazard
- Affected units
- 52
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: 08201304 Best By Date: 4/8/2014
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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