The Recall Desk
Agency classClass IIOur severity:ModerateFDA (Food)·F-1846-2019·Announced 2019-07-31

Ready Pac Foods Hearts of Romaine Recalled for Temperature Control Failure

C & S Wholesale Grocers is recalling Ready Pac Foods Hearts of Romaine sold at two New York Target stores because the product was not held at an appropriate temperature during transportation.

The agency’s classification

FDA (Food): Class II

Class II is a situation in which use of or exposure to a violative product may cause temporary or medically reversible adverse health consequences, or where the probability of serious adverse health consequences is remote.

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 2/5 (Moderate).

Minor labeling or packaging issue, or a voluntary precautionary recall. Risk of harm is low but real — follow the manufacturer's instructions.

Our severity reasoning: The recall is classified as FDA Class II, and the hazard involves a temperature control failure without reported illnesses, fitting the criteria for a moderate severity voluntary precautionary recall.

Plain-English summary

C & S Wholesale Grocers, Inc. is recalling Ready Pac Foods Hearts of Romaine, 9-ounce packages (UPC: 7774521407). The recall was initiated because the products were not held at an appropriate temperature due to a mechanical malfunction during transportation.

The affected product was sold on June 17, 2019, at two Target stores in New York: 98 Veterans Memorial Highway in Commack and 160 North Research Place in Central Islip. Exact lot codes are unknown.

Consumers who purchased this product should check their refrigerators for the specific item and dispose of it or return it to the place of purchase. The FDA has not reported any illnesses associated with this recall.

The recalled product

Product
READY PAC FOODS HEARTS OF ROMAINE - 9OZ UPC: 7774521407
Manufacturer
C & S Wholesale Grocers, Inc.
Category
Food — Prepared Salads
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 (4)

  • Exact codes are unknown. The product being recalled was sold on June 17
  • 2019 at Target Stores in Commack
  • NY and Central Islip
  • NY.

Distribution

Distributed in 1 state:

Part of a larger recall action

This product is one of 330 recalled by C & S Wholesale Grocers, Inc. 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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