The Recall Desk
SevereFDA (Food)·F-1787-2016·Announced 2016-08-03

Live Smart Mini Bow Tie Pasta Recalled for Listeria Risk

CRF Frozen Foods is recalling Live Smart Mini Bow Tie Pasta and Vegetable Blend due to potential Listeria monocytogenes contamination.

What this means for you

Illness, injury, or structural failure has been reported. Stop using the product immediately and contact the manufacturer for a refund or repair.

Our severity reasoning: The recall is classified as FDA Class I, which indicates a reasonable probability that the use of or exposure to the violative product will cause serious adverse health consequences or death. Per the rubric, FDA Class I recalls are assigned a severity score of 4 or higher.

Plain-English summary

CRF Frozen Foods, LLC is recalling Live Smart Mini Bow Tie Pasta and Vegetable Blend, a frozen product with a net weight of 32oz. The recall is issued because the product has the potential to be contaminated with Listeria monocytogenes.

The affected product is identified by UPC 603232. The ingredients statement declares Mini Bow Tie Pasta, Corn, Carrots, Peas, and Peppers. The total quantity involved in the recall is 271,200 lbs. The product was distributed nationwide in the United States, as well as in Canada and Japan.

Consumers should check their freezers for this product. Affected items have best by or sell by dates between April 26, 2016, and April 26, 2018. The product code format is "Product of USA 2B6101 02:11 B". Consumers should not consume the product and should dispose of it or return it to the place of purchase.

The recalled product

Product
Mini Bow Tie Pasta and Vegetable Blend, brand Live Smart, frozen, net wt. 32oz. UPC 603232 The ingredients statement declares: Mini Bow Tie Pasta, Corn, Carrots, Peas, and Peppers.
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. This product has the code format: Product of USA 2B6101 02:11 B

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 →