The Recall Desk
Agency classClass IOur severity:CriticalFDA (Food)·F-2008-2012·Announced 2012-08-29

Cool Creations Bean Dip Recalled for Listeria monocytogenes Contamination

Cool Creations, LLC is recalling specific lots of bean dip due to potential Listeria monocytogenes contamination. Consumers in Kansas, Missouri, and Oklahoma should check their pantries.

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

Cool Creations, LLC is recalling specific lots of bean dip packaged in 10-oz. bowls, 20-oz. bowls, 20-oz. foil pans, and 45-oz. trays. The recall is being conducted because the products may be contaminated with Listeria monocytogenes. The affected products are identified by lot numbers 12201 through 12207, with a last use-by date of August 5, 2012.

The recalled bean dip was distributed directly to Kansas, Missouri, and Oklahoma. The firm name on the label is Cool Creations, LLC, located in North Kansas City, MO. The specific UPCs for the affected configurations are 815970011198, 815970010368, 815970011648, and 815970010375.

Consumers who have purchased these products should check their pantries for the specific lot numbers and UPCs listed above. If found, consumers should discard the product or return it to the place of purchase for a refund.

The recalled product

Product
Bean dip packaged in the following configurations: 1. Bean Dip Bowl, packaged in 10-oz. plastic bowls, 4 bowls per case, UPC 815970011198; 2. Bean Dip Bowl, packaged in 20-oz. plastic bowls, 4 bowls per case, UPC 815970010368; 3. Bean Dip Tray, packaged in 20-oz.…
Manufacturer
Cool Creations, LLC
Category
Food — Deli / Ready-to-Eat
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 8/5/2012)

Distribution

Distributed in 3 states:

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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