Columbia River Organics Organic Broccoli and Cheddar Cheese Recalled for Listeria Risk
CRF Frozen Foods is recalling Columbia River Organics Organic Broccoli & Cheddar Cheese 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 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 Columbia River Organics Organic Broccoli & Cheddar Cheese, a frozen product with a net weight of 10 ounces. The recall is issued because the product has the potential to be contaminated with Listeria monocytogenes.
The affected products are identified by UPC 5711000140 and have best by or sell by dates between April 26, 2016, and April 26, 2018. The ingredients statement for these items declares only broccoli and cheddar cheese.
The product was distributed in the United States, Canada, and Japan. Consumers should check their freezers for this specific product and dispose of it or return it to the place of purchase.
The recalled product
- Product
- Organic Broccoli & Cheddar Cheese, brand Columbia River Organics, frozen, net wt. 10oz. UPC 5711000140 The ingredients statement declares: Broccoli and Cheddar Cheese.
- Manufacturer
- CRF Frozen Foods, LLC
- Category
- Food — Frozen Foods
- 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.
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