Lipari Foods Recalls Raw Hazelnuts Due to Listeria Contamination
Lipari Foods is recalling raw hazelnuts due to Listeria monocytogenes contamination. The product was distributed to 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 severity score of 4. The source text explicitly states that the organism can cause 'serious and sometimes fatal infections,' meeting the criteria for a score of 5.
Plain-English summary
Lipari Foods, Inc. is recalling 86 cases of raw hazelnuts (Item Number 368729) due to contamination with Listeria monocytogenes. The product is packaged in 9-ounce 2-piece clear plastic tubs with a UPC number of 094776110049. The specific lot number is 30201305, and the best-by date is 05/30/2014.
The recalled 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.
Consumers who purchased this product should check their pantries for the specific lot number and best-by date listed above. If the product is found, it should be discarded or returned to the place of purchase.
The recalled product
- Product
- Item Number: 368729 Item Description: TUB MD HAZELNUT/FILBERT RAW Case Pack: 12 Package Size: 9 OZ 2-Piece Clear Plastic Tub (No Label on Top, Nutritional Label on Bottom) UPC Number: 094776110049
- Manufacturer
- Lipari Foods, Inc.
- Category
- Food — Nuts
- Affected units
- 86
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: 30201305 Best By Date: 05/30/2014
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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