Lipari Foods Recalls Cherry Berry Tub Mix Due to Listeria Contamination
Lipari Foods is recalling specific tubs of Cherry Berry Mix due to potential Listeria monocytogenes contamination. Consumers in nine states should check their pantries for the affected product.
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 Listeria monocytogenes can cause 'serious and sometimes fatal infections,' meeting the criteria for a score of 5 due to the potential for fatalities.
Plain-English summary
Lipari Foods, Inc. is voluntarily recalling Item Number 423622, TUB MD MIX CHERRY BERRY. The product is a 12-ounce, 2-piece clear plastic tub with a 'Cherry' label on top and a nutritional label on the bottom. The specific lot number is 16201305, and the best-by date is 5/16/2014. The UPC number for the product is 094776111404.
The recall is being issued 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 this specific product and dispose of it or return it to the place of purchase.
The recalled product
- Product
- Item Number: 423622 Item Description: TUB MD MIX CHERRY BERRY Case Pack: 12 Package Size: 12 OZ 2-Piece Clear Plastic Tub ('Cherry' Label on Top, Nutritional Label on Bottom) UPC Number: 094776111404
- Manufacturer
- Lipari Foods, Inc.
- Category
- Food — Deli / Ready-to-Eat
- Hazard
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: 16201305 Best By Date: 5/16/2014
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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