The Recall Desk
Agency classClass IOur severity:SevereFDA (Food)·F-1785-2016·Announced 2016-08-03

Columbia River Organics Frozen Vegetable Mix Recalled for Listeria Risk

CRF Frozen Foods is recalling Columbia River Organics Organic California Harvest frozen vegetables 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 severity score of at least 4 per the rubric.

Plain-English summary

CRF Frozen Foods, LLC is recalling Columbia River Organics Organic California Harvest frozen vegetables. The product is a 10-ounce frozen mix containing broccoli, carrots, cauliflower, and zucchini. The recall is being issued because the product has the potential to be contaminated with Listeria monocytogenes.

The affected products have best by or sell by dates between April 26, 2016, and April 26, 2018. A total of 69,045 lbs. of the product were distributed nationwide in the United States, as well as in Canada and Japan.

Consumers who have purchased this product should check their freezers for the specific brand and UPC code (5711000122). If the product is found, it should be discarded or returned to the place of purchase.

The recalled product

Product
Organic California Harvest, brand Columbia River Organics, frozen, net wt. 10oz. UPC 5711000122 The ingredients statement declares: Broccoli, Carrots, Cauliflower, and Zucchini.
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 (3)

  • All affected products have the best by dates or sell by dates between April 26
  • 2016 and April 26
  • 2018.

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.

See all 27 products in this recall →

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