Agency classClass IOur severity:Severe FDA (Food)·F-1804-2016·Announced 2016-08-03

CRF Frozen Foods Recalls Organic Broccoli Florets for Listeria Risk

CRF Frozen Foods is recalling multiple brands of organic broccoli florets due to potential Listeria monocytogenes contamination. The recall covers products distributed in the US, Canada, and Japan.

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 score of 4 or higher.

Plain-English summary

CRF Frozen Foods, LLC is voluntarily recalling several brands of organic broccoli florets and broccoli cuts. The products are being recalled because they have the potential to be contaminated with Listeria monocytogenes. The affected products include Organic California Broccoli Florets (Bybee Foods, Organic by Nature), Organic Broccoli Florets (Columbia River Organics, True Goodness, Wild Oats), Broccoli Cuts (Northwest Growers Select), and Organic Broccoli Florettes (Trader Joe's).

The recall involves a total of 4,664,738 lbs of product. These items were distributed nationwide in the United States, as well as in Canada and Japan. Affected products have best by or sell by dates between April 26, 2016, and April 26, 2018. Specific lot codes are provided for Trader Joe's, True Goodness, and Wild Oats brands in the official notice.

Consumers who have purchased these products should check their pantries for the specific brands, weights, and dates listed in the recall notice. If the product is found, consumers should discard it or return it to the place of purchase. Listeria monocytogenes is a bacterium that can cause serious illness, particularly in pregnant women, newborns, the elderly, and individuals with weakened immune systems.

The recalled product

Product: Organic California Broccoli Florets, Brand Bybee Foods, Net Wt 4 lb, UPC 4635800050 Organic Broccoli Florets, Brand Columbia River Organics, Net Wt 10 oz, UPC 5711000117 Broccoli Cuts, Brand Northwest Growers Select, Net Wt 20 lb, UPC 4635800046 Organic California Broccoli…
Manufacturer: CRF Frozen Foods, LLC
Category: Food — Frozen Vegetables
Hazard: listeria

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 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.

See all 23 products in this recall →

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