Cool Creations Recalls Pico de Gallo for Listeria Contamination Risk
Cool Creations, LLC is recalling specific lots of Pico de Gallo due to potential contamination with Listeria monocytogenes. The product was distributed in Kansas, Missouri, and Oklahoma.
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, as Class I recalls involve a reasonable probability of serious adverse health consequences or death.
Plain-English summary
Cool Creations, LLC is voluntarily recalling specific lots of Pico de Gallo packaged for food service and retail sale. The recall is being conducted because the products may be contaminated with Listeria monocytogenes. The affected products include 5-lb. trays (item 17502), 16-oz. plastic containers (UPC 815970011013), and 8-oz. plastic containers (UPC 815970010252). The firm name on the label is Cool Creations, LLC, North Kansas City, MO.
The recall covers lot numbers 12201 through 12207, with a last use by date of 8/5/12. The quantity involved is 209 cases of 16-oz. containers, 42 cases of 8-oz. containers, and 6 cases of 5-lb. plastic trays. Direct distribution was made to Kansas, Missouri, and Oklahoma.
Consumers who have purchased these products should check their lot numbers and UPC codes against the information provided. If the product matches the recalled description, consumers should not consume it and should contact the recalling firm for instructions on disposal or return.
The recalled product
- Product
- Cool Creations Pico de Gallo packaged for food service in 5-lb. trays, 2 per case (item 17502), and Pico de Gallo packaged for retail sale in 16-oz plastic containers, 4 per case, UPC 815970011013; and 8-oz. plastic containers, 4 per case, UPC 815970010252. The firm name on the…
- Manufacturer
- Cool Creations, LLC
- Category
- Food — Prepared Foods
- 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)
- Lot numbers 12201 thru 12207 (last use by date affected is 8/5/12)
Distribution
Part of a larger recall action
This product is one of 19 recalled by Cool Creations, 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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