Agency classClass IOur severity:Critical FDA (Food)·F-1819-2016·Announced 2016-08-03

CRF Frozen Foods Recalls Multiple Spinach Brands Due to Listeria Risk

CRF Frozen Foods is recalling six brands of chopped and organic spinach due to potential Listeria monocytogenes contamination. The affected products were 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 per the rubric, as Class I recalls involve a reasonable probability of serious adverse health consequences or death.

Plain-English summary

CRF Frozen Foods, LLC is recalling approximately 2,214,066 pounds of chopped and organic spinach products due to the potential for contamination with Listeria monocytogenes. The recall includes products sold under the brands Bybee Foods Northwest Growers Select, Columbia River Organics, Earth's Pride Organics, Wellsley Farms, True Goodness, and Wild Oats. Specific net weights and UPC codes for each brand are listed in the official recall notice.

The affected products were distributed nationwide in the United States, as well as in Canada and Japan. All affected products have best by or sell by dates between April 26, 2016, and April 26, 2018. Specific code formats for Earth's Pride Organics, Wellsley Farms, True Goodness, and Wild Oats products are provided in the source text to help identify affected units.

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

The recalled product

Product: Chopped Spinach, Brand Bybee Foods Northwest Growers Select, Net Wt 56 oz, UPC 4635800035 Organic Spinach, Brand Columbia River Organics, Net Wt 10 oz, UPC 5711000121 Chopped Spinach, Brand Earth's Pride Organics, Net Wt 3.5 lb, UPC 0000027771 Organic Chopped Spinach…
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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