Growers Express Fresh Butternut Squash Recalled for Listeria Risk
Growers Express is recalling fresh butternut squash due to a positive Listeria monocytogenes test result from a random sample.
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) without reported illness, which corresponds to a severity score of 3 (High) according to the rubric.
Plain-English summary
Growers Express is voluntarily recalling approximately 2,153 cases of Fresh Butternut Peeled, 10 lb. plastic bags, due to a potential Listeria monocytogenes contamination. The recall was initiated after the Massachusetts Department of Public Health reported a positive L. mono test result from a random sample taken at a customer's retail location.
The affected product is distributed in Connecticut, Florida, Illinois, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, North Carolina, New York, Pennsylvania, South Carolina, and Virginia. Specific item numbers include BNC103103 (sold at Native Maine) and BNC103102 (sold at Ruby Robinson). The product is perishable and must be kept refrigerated.
Consumers who have purchased this product should discard it or return it to the place of purchase. No illnesses have been reported in connection with this recall.
The recalled product
- Product
- Growers Express Fresh Butternut Peeled; 10 lb. plastic bag No UPC: Food Service; Item number BNC103103 - sold at Native Maine sold in PA No UPC: Food Service, Item number BNC103102 - sold at Ruby Robinson (PFG) - ME. Perishable, Keep Refrigerated Distributed by Growers…
- Manufacturer
- Growers Express S
- Category
- Food — Fresh Produce
- Hazard
- Affected units
- 2,153
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 (3)
- lot: 190614-403578
- Pack Date Only - Native Maine lot: 190614-403577
- Pack Date Only - Ruby Robinson (PFG)
Distribution
Part of a larger recall action
This product is one of 13 recalled by Growers Express S 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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