The Recall Desk
Agency classClass IOur severity:CriticalFDA (Food)·F-1888-2014·Announced 2014-05-07

Schwan's Recalls Holiday Foods Cold Canapes Due to Listeria Risk

Schwan's Global Supply Chain is recalling Holiday Foods Gourmet Cold Canapes Assortment due to potential Listeria monocytogenes contamination from recalled ingredients.

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

Schwan's Global Supply Chain, Inc. is recalling Holiday Foods Gourmet Cold Canapes Assortment (Item 4800361, UPC 70220748003616). The product is a 100-ounce frozen assortment intended for institutional use. The recall involves 971 cases of the product.

The recall is being conducted because the product was prepared with ingredients that are being recalled by Parker Farm Inc. due to the potential for Listeria monocytogenes contamination. The agency has classified this recall as Class I.

The affected product was distributed to Florida, Texas, Illinois, New Jersey, Maryland, and Virginia. Consumers and institutions should check their inventory for this specific product and stop using it if found.

The recalled product

Product
Holiday Foods Gourmet Cold Canapes Assortment, 4800361, UPC 70220748003616, 100 OCS. Keep Frozen, For Institutional Use Only, Defrost in Refrigerator for Approximately 3 hours Before Serving, Consume Immediately. Prepared by Holiday Foods Inc, Hollywood, Florida 33020.
Hazard
Affected units
971

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 (1)

  • 4800361

Distribution

Distributed in 6 states:

Part of a larger recall action

This product is one of 2 recalled by Schwan's Global Supply Chain, 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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Same manufacturer · Schwan's Global Supply Chain, Inc.

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