The Recall Desk
CriticalFDA (Food)·F-1813-2016·Announced 2016-08-03

CRF Frozen Foods Recalls Organic Diced Leeks Due to Listeria Risk

CRF Frozen Foods is recalling Organic Diced Leeks and Organic Leeks because they may be contaminated with Listeria monocytogenes.

What this means for you

Highest-severity recall. Risk of serious injury or death is documented or strongly suspected. Stop using the product now and follow the agency's instructions.

Our severity reasoning: The agency classification is FDA Class I, which mandates a severity score of 5 according to the rubric.

Plain-English summary

CRF Frozen Foods, LLC is recalling Organic Diced Leeks (Brand Organic by Nature, Net Wt 40 lb) and Organic Leeks (Brand Pacific Foods, Net Wt. 40 lb) because they have the potential to be contaminated with Listeria monocytogenes. The recall involves 296,000 lbs of product.

The affected products were distributed nationwide in the United States, as well as in Canada and Japan. All affected products have best by dates or sell by dates between April 26, 2016, and April 26, 2018.

Consumers who have purchased these products should check their dates and stop using them if they fall within the affected range.

The recalled product

Product
Organic Diced Leeks, Brand Organic by Nature, Net Wt 40 lb, UPC R01810D *******BULK Containers***************** Organic Leeks, Brand Pacific Foods, Net Wt. 40 lb
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.

See all 23 products in this recall →