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SevereFDA (Food)·F-1913-2015·Announced 2015-04-15

Coastal Green Vegetable Recalls Frozen Spinach Due to Listeria

Coastal Green Vegetable Company is recalling frozen chopped spinach and cut leaf spinach due to the presence of Listeria monocytogenes.

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 recall is classified as FDA Class II and involves Listeria monocytogenes, a high-risk pathogen that can cause serious and sometimes fatal infections, meeting the criteria for a Severe rating.

Plain-English summary

Coastal Green Vegetable Company, LLC is recalling specific lots of frozen IQF conventional chopped spinach and organic cut leaf spinach. The recall was initiated after test results confirmed the presence of Listeria monocytogenes in product that was shipped erroneously. Additionally, other finished product test results showed the presence of Listeria that was not speciated; these lots are included in the recall as a precaution.

The affected products are packed in bulk in 1,000 lb tote bins or 40 lb cases. Each case and tote bin is tagged with a label containing the item number, lot code, production date, weight, and SKU number. The specific lot numbers included in this recall are 1500810021 and 1500810021. The firm has customers located in the United States only in the states of California, Oregon, Washington, and Wisconsin.

Listeria monocytogenes is an organism that can cause serious and sometimes fatal infections. Consumers should check their inventory for the specific lot numbers listed above and stop using the product if it matches the recalled lots.

The recalled product

Product
-Frozen IQF Conventional Chopped Spinach Packed in Bulk in 1,000 lb tote bins or 40 lb cases Each case and/or tote bin is tagged with a label containing the following information, item number, lot code, production date, weight, and SKU number. 00SP0241T10 Organic Spinac
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 (1)

  • 1500810022

Distribution

Distributed in 4 states:

Part of a larger recall action

This product is one of 4 recalled by Coastal Green Vegetable Company, 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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