The Recall Desk
Agency classClass IOur severity:SevereFDA (Food)·F-1698-2024·Announced 2024-08-14

Wiers Farm Green Cabbage Recalled for Listeria Monocytogenes Contamination

Wiers Farm Inc is recalling green cabbage in 1-pound cartons due to potential Listeria monocytogenes contamination. The affected product was distributed across 17 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 4/5 (Severe).

The hazard poses a serious risk of illness, injury, or structural failure. Stop using the product immediately and contact the manufacturer for a refund or repair.

Our severity reasoning: The FDA has classified this recall as Class I, the highest regulatory classification for food products. According to the severity rubric, FDA Class I recalls must receive a minimum severity score of 4. Listeria monocytogenes is a high-risk pathogen.

Plain-English summary

Wiers Farm Inc is recalling green cabbage packaged in 1-pound cartons due to potential contamination with Listeria monocytogenes. The recalled product consists of 124 cases distributed across multiple states.

The affected cabbage includes lot numbers 240705, 240706, 240707, 240708, 240709, 240710, 240711, and 240712. Distribution was limited to Connecticut, Delaware, Illinois, Indiana, Kentucky, Maine, Maryland, Michigan, Missouri, New Jersey, New York, North Carolina, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, Tennessee, Virginia, and West Virginia.

Consumers who have purchased the affected cabbage should not consume it and should discard the product.

The recalled product

Product
Wiers Farm - Green Cabbage packaged in 1lb cartons - case size dependent on customer
Manufacturer
Wiers Farm Inc
Hazard
Affected units
124

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 (8)

  • Lot No 240705
  • 240706
  • 240707
  • 240708
  • 240709
  • 240710
  • 240711
  • 240712

Distribution

Distributed in 18 states:

Part of a larger recall action

This product is one of 27 recalled by Wiers Farm 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 27 products in this recall →

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