Agency classClass IOur severity:Severe FDA (Food)·F-1762-2016·Announced 2016-07-27

Wellsley Farms Organic Mixed Vegetables Recalled for Listeria Risk

CRF Frozen Foods is recalling Wellsley Farms Organic Mixed Vegetables due to potential Listeria monocytogenes contamination. Consumers should check Best By dates and discard or return the 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 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 classification is FDA Class I, which mandates a minimum severity score of 4 per the rubric. Additionally, Listeria monocytogenes is a high-risk pathogen.

Plain-English summary

CRF Frozen Foods, LLC is recalling 6,083 cases of Wellsley Farms Organic brand Frozen Organic Mixed Vegetables (4 lb. net weight, UPC 8 88670 01013 6). The recall is issued due to a potential for contamination with Listeria monocytogenes. The affected product has a Best By date of 102517.

The product was distributed in the following US 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. It was also distributed in the Canadian provinces of British Columbia, Alberta, Manitoba, and Saskatchewan.

Consumers who have purchased this product should check their pantries for the specific UPC and Best By date. If the product is found, it should be discarded or returned to the place of purchase. The source text does not report any illnesses or injuries associated with this recall.

The recalled product

Product: Frozen Organic Mixed Vegetables, Wellsley Farms Organic brand, net wt. 4 lb. The UPC is 8 88670 01013 6. Product label bears cooking instructions and listed as: MICROWAVE 1. Pour one quarter contents of bag into a microwave safe dish with 1/4 cup water. 2. Cook covered…
Manufacturer: CRF Frozen Foods, LLC
Category: Food — Frozen Vegetables
Hazard: listeria
Affected units: 6,083

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)

Best By dates: 102517

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.

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Same manufacturer · CRF Frozen Foods, LLC

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