Agency classClass IOur severity:Severe FDA (Food)·F-1818-2016·Announced 2016-08-03

CRF Frozen Foods Recalls Organic Sweet Potatoes for Listeria Risk

CRF Frozen Foods is recalling organic sweet potatoes under multiple brands 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 agency classification is FDA Class I, which mandates a severity score of at least 4 per the rubric, and the hazard involves Listeria monocytogenes, a high-risk pathogen.

Plain-English summary

CRF Frozen Foods, LLC is voluntarily recalling specific lots of organic sweet potatoes because they have the potential to be contaminated with Listeria monocytogenes. The recall includes Organic Steamers Sweet Potatoes (Bybee Foods), Organic Sweet Potatoes (Columbia River Organics), Organic Diced Sweet Potatoes (Wild Oats), and bulk containers of Sweet Potatoes (CH Belt).

The affected products were distributed nationwide in the United States, as well as in Canada and Japan. The total quantity involved is 471,483 lbs. Consumers should identify affected products by checking for best by or sell by dates between April 26, 2016, and April 26, 2018. Wild Oats Organic Diced Sweet Potatoes specifically carry the code format "Best By: 040918 15:15 C Product of USA."

Consumers who have purchased these products should check their freezers for the specific brands, weights, and dates listed above. If found, they should discard the product 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 Steamers Sweet Potatoes, Brand Bybee Foods, Net Wt 12 oz, UPC 4635800052 Organic Sweet Potatoes, Brand Columbia River Organics, Net Wt 10 oz, UPC 4635800023 Organic Diced Sweet Potatoes, Brand Wild Oats, Net Wt 10 oz, UPC 4873700709 *******BULK…
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.

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