The Recall Desk
Agency classClass IOur severity:CriticalFDA (Food)·F-1711-2013·Announced 2013-07-24

Fresh Unlimited Broccoli Salad Kit Recalled for Listeria Contamination

Fresh Unlimited Inc is recalling Broccoli Salad Kit No Dressing because a supplier ingredient was linked to a Listeria monocytogenes recall.

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.

Plain-English summary

Fresh Unlimited Inc is voluntarily recalling 1,207 bags of Broccoli Salad Kit No Dressing. The product is packaged in plastic bags inside paper cartons, with 4 bags per case. The specific SKU is 74716, with a pack size of 3.625lb per case and a use-by date of 6/17/2013.

The recall was initiated after the firm was informed that the sunflower raisin mix packets supplied to them were part of a previous recall by Lipari Foods for sunflower seeds. That prior recall was due to contamination with Listeria monocytogenes. The affected product was distributed to Indiana, Kentucky, Michigan, New York, Ohio, and Pennsylvania.

Consumers who have this product should stop using it and dispose of it or return it to the place of purchase. No illnesses or injuries have been reported in connection with this specific recall.

The recalled product

Product
Broccoli Salad Kit No Dressing, packaged in plastic bags inside paper cartons, 4 bags per case.
Manufacturer
Fresh Unlimited Inc
Category
Food — Salad Kits
Hazard
Affected units
1,207

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)

  • The affect product has the following SKU #
  • Description
  • Pack Size
  • and Use by Date
  • respectively: 74716
  • Broccoli Salad Kit No Dressing
  • 3.625lb per case
  • 6/17/2013.

Distribution

Distributed in 6 states:

Part of a larger recall action

This product is one of 4 recalled by Fresh Unlimited 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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