Agency classClass IOur severity:Severe FDA (Food)·F-1761-2016·Announced 2016-07-27

CRF Frozen Foods Recalls Organic White Sweet Corn for Listeria Risk

CRF Frozen Foods is recalling specific brands of frozen organic white sweet corn due to a potential for contamination with Listeria monocytogenes.

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 agency classified this recall as Class I — 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. On that classification alone this is scored Severe; a score of Critical is reserved for recalls where a death or serious injury was reported. The agency gives the reason as: "Organic White Sweet Corn is recalled due to a potential for contamination with Listeria monocytogenes."

Plain-English summary

CRF Frozen Foods, LLC is recalling 8,453 cases of frozen organic white sweet corn products due to a potential for contamination with Listeria monocytogenes. The affected products include Frozen Organic Super Sweet White Corn (Organic by Nature brand, 5 lb and 4 lb), Organic Super Sweet Yellow and White Cut Corn (Live Smart Schwan's brand, 16 oz), and Frozen Organic White Sweet Corn (True Goodness by Meijer brand, 10 oz).

The recall covers products with Best By dates of 091317, 111917, 112117, and code 2B5320 (packed on 11/16/15). The products were distributed in the following U.S. states: AL, AZ, CA, CO, CT, DE, FL, GA, ID, IL, IN, LA, MD, MA, MI, MN, MO, MT, NV, NH, NJ, NY, NC, OH, OR, PA, RI, SC, TN, UT, VT, VA, WA, WV, and WI. The products were also distributed in the Canadian provinces of British Columbia, Alberta, Manitoba, and Saskatchewan.

Consumers who have purchased these products should check their pantries for the specific brands, sizes, and dates listed above. If found, consumers should discard the product or return it to the place of purchase.

The recalled product

Product: Frozen Organic Super Sweet White Corn, Organic by Nature, net wt. 5 lb. The UPC is 8 46358 00064 0. Frozen Organic Super Sweet White Corn, Organic by Nature brand, net wt. 4 lb. The UPC is 8 46358 00070 1. Organic Super Sweet Yellow and White Cut Corn, Live Smart Schwan's…
Manufacturer: CRF Frozen Foods, LLC
Category: Food — Frozen Vegetables
Hazard: listeria
Affected units: 8,453

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 (4)

Best By: 091317
111917
112117
and 2B5320 (packed on 11/16/15).

Distribution

Distributed in 35 states:

Part of a larger recall action

This product is one of 4 recalled by CRF Frozen Foods, LLC 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 4 products in this recall →

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