CRF Frozen Foods Recalls Pepper Strips for Listeria Risk
CRF Frozen Foods is recalling Signature Kitchens Pepper Strips due to potential Listeria monocytogenes contamination. The product was 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 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 severity score of 5 according to the rubric.
Plain-English summary
CRF Frozen Foods, LLC is recalling Signature Kitchens Pepper Strips, Net Wt 14 oz, UPC 2113009100. The recall is issued because the product has the potential to be contaminated with Listeria monocytogenes.
The affected product was distributed nationwide in the United States, as well as in Canada and Japan. The total quantity involved is 449,411 lbs. Affected products have best by or sell by dates between April 26, 2016, and April 26, 2018. The code format for these products is Best Before: Oct 23 17 S3904 15:08 B Product of USA.
Consumers who have purchased this product should check their pantries for the specific UPC and date codes listed above. If found, the product should be discarded or returned to the place of purchase.
The recalled product
- Product
- Pepper Strips, Brand Signature Kitchens, Net Wt 14 oz, UPC 2113009100
- Manufacturer
- CRF Frozen Foods, LLC
- Category
- Food — Frozen Vegetables
- 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 (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.
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