The Recall Desk
Agency classClass IOur severity:SevereFDA (Food)·F-1760-2024·Announced 2024-09-11

Chopped Cilantro with White Onion Recalled for Listeria

JFE Franchising Inc recalls 5oz packages of chopped cilantro with white onion due to potential Listeria monocytogenes contamination. Affected products were distributed in Kentucky, Michigan, Ohio, and West Virginia.

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: This is an FDA Class I recall for Listeria monocytogenes contamination. Per the severity rubric, FDA Class I recalls never score below 4 regardless of reported illness status.

Plain-English summary

JFE Franchising Inc is recalling 5oz packages of Chopped Cilantro with White Onion sold in plastic clam-shell containers due to potential contamination with Listeria monocytogenes.

The recalled product was distributed in Kentucky, Michigan, Ohio, and West Virginia with sell-by dates ranging from July 9, 2024 through July 26, 2024.

Listeria monocytogenes is a potentially serious pathogen that can cause severe illness and complications, particularly in pregnant women, newborns, the elderly, and immunocompromised individuals. Consumers who purchased this product should not consume it and should return it to the point of purchase or discard it.

The recalled product

Product
Chopped Cilantro with White Onion - 5oz Plastic Clam-Shell Container
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)

  • Sell by 7/9/24 THROUGH Sell by 7/26/24

Distribution

Distributed in 4 states:

Part of a larger recall action

This product is one of 6 recalled by JFE FRANCHISING 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 6 products in this recall →

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