The Recall Desk
Agency classClass IOur severity:CriticalFDA (Food)·F-1695-2013·Announced 2013-07-17

Lipari Foods Recalls Diet Delight Tub Due to Listeria Contamination

Lipari Foods, Inc. is recalling 203 cases of 14-ounce Diet Delight tubs distributed across nine states 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 agency classification is FDA Class I, which mandates a severity score of 5 according to the rubric. Additionally, the source text explicitly states that the organism can cause fatal infections.

Plain-English summary

Lipari Foods, Inc. is voluntarily recalling 203 cases of Item Number 366568, described as TUB LG MIX DIET DELIGHT. The product is packaged in 14-ounce 2-piece clear plastic tubs with a nutritional label on the bottom and no label on the top. The specific UPC number for the recalled product is 094776081769.

The recall is being conducted because the product may be contaminated with Listeria monocytogenes. This organism 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.

The affected product was distributed in Ohio, Michigan, West Virginia, Kentucky, Tennessee, Pennsylvania, Wisconsin, Illinois, and Indiana. Consumers should check their pantries for the specific lot numbers 09201304 and 20201305, which correspond to Best By dates of 4/9/2014 and 05/20/2014. If you have this product, you should discard it or return it to the place of purchase.

The recalled product

Product
Item Number: 366568 Item Description: TUB LG MIX DIET DELIGHT Case Pack: 12 Package Size: 14 OZ 2-Piece Clear Plastic Tub (No Label on Top, Nutritional Label on Bottom) UPC Number: 094776081769
Manufacturer
Lipari Foods, Inc.
Hazard
Affected units
203

Is your product affected?

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Lot numbers (3)

  • Lot Numbers: 09201304
  • 20201305 Best By Dates: 4/9/2014
  • 05/20/2014

Distribution

Distributed in 9 states:

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.

See all 52 products in this recall →

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