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.
What this means for you
Illness, injury, or structural failure has been reported. 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 containers************
- 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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