Safeway Kitchens Frozen Pepper Strips Recalled for Listeria Risk
CRF Frozen Foods is recalling Safeway Kitchens frozen pepper strips due to potential Listeria monocytogenes contamination.
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.
Plain-English summary
CRF Frozen Foods, LLC is recalling Red, Green and Yellow Pepper Strips, brand Safeway Kitchens, frozen, net wt. 14oz., UPC 2113009100. The recall is issued because the product has the potential to be contaminated with Listeria monocytogenes.
The affected product is distributed in the United States, Canada, and Japan. All affected products have best by or sell by dates between April 26, 2016, and April 26, 2018. The product code format is: Best Before: Oct 23 17 S3904 15:08 B Product of USA.
Consumers should check their freezers for this product and dispose of it or return it to the place of purchase. The source text does not specify the total number of affected units or report any illnesses.
The recalled product
- Product
- Red, Green and Yellow Pepper Strips, brand Safeway Kitchens, frozen, net wt. 14oz., UPC 2113009100 The ingredients statement declares: Red, Green, and Yellow Pepper Strips.
- Manufacturer
- CRF Frozen Foods, LLC
- Category
- Food — Frozen Vegetables
- 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 (2)
- All affected products have the best by dates or sell by dates between April 26
- 2016 and April 26
Distribution
Distributed nationwide across the United States.
Part of a larger recall action
This product is one of 27 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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