CRF Frozen Foods Recalls Organic Sweet Cherries for Listeria Risk
CRF Frozen Foods is recalling Columbia River Organics Organic Sweet Cherries 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 5/5 (Critical).
Highest-severity recall. The hazard can cause serious injury or death. Stop using the product now and follow the agency's instructions.
Our severity reasoning: The agency classification is FDA Class I, which mandates a minimum severity score of 5 according to the rubric.
Plain-English summary
CRF Frozen Foods, LLC is recalling Columbia River Organics Organic Sweet Cherries, Net Wt 10 oz, UPC 5711000127. The recall involves 64,215 lbs of the product.
The recall is being conducted because the cherries have 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.
The product was distributed in the United States, Canada, and Japan. Consumers should check their pantries for these specific dates and UPC codes and stop consuming the product if it matches the description.
The recalled product
- Product
- Organic Sweet Cherries, brand Columbia River Organics, Net Wt 10 oz, UPC 5711000127
- Manufacturer
- CRF Frozen Foods, LLC
- Category
- Food — Frozen Fruit
- 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 23 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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