National Frozen Foods Recalls Great Value Chopped Spinach for Listeria Risk
National Frozen Foods is recalling Great Value Chopped Spinach due to potential Listeria monocytogenes contamination. The product was distributed in seven states.
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 3/5 (High).
Real risk of harm even if no illness or injury has been reported yet. Stop using the product and follow the agency's guidance.
Our severity reasoning: The recall involves a high-risk pathogen (Listeria monocytogenes) without reported illness, which corresponds to a High severity score per the rubric.
Plain-English summary
National Frozen Foods Corporation is recalling Great Value Chopped Spinach, packed in 12-ounce poly bags, due to a potential for contamination with Listeria monocytogenes. The recall involves 3,124 cases, with each case containing ten 12-ounce bags. The specific product is identified by the UPC 0 78742 23740 4 and the Best if Used By Date of SEP 14 2020, with Lot number 19031403A05.
The affected spinach was distributed in Alabama, Arkansas, Missouri, Nebraska, Oklahoma, Texas, and Wyoming. The product is distributed by Walmart Inc. in Bentonville, Arkansas.
Consumers who have purchased this product should check their freezers for the specific lot and date codes listed above. If the product is found, consumers should discard it or return it to the place of purchase.
The recalled product
- Product
- Great Value Chopped Spinach, packed in poly bags, net wt. 12 oz. 12 oz. bag UPC: 0 78742 23740 4. master case UPC: 3 00 78742 23740 5. The retail 12 oz. bag label is read in parts: "*** Great Value Chopped Spinach ***INGREDIENTS: SPINACH *** DISTRIBUTED BY: Walmart…
- Manufacturer
- National Frozen Foods Corporation
- Category
- Food — Frozen Vegetables
- Hazard
Distribution
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