Fiesta Garden Fresh Salsa Recalled for Listeria Contamination Risk
Cool Creations, LLC is recalling Fiesta Garden Fresh Salsa, Hot, due to potential Listeria monocytogenes contamination. The product was distributed in Kansas, Missouri, and Oklahoma.
What this means for you
Highest-severity recall. Risk of serious injury or death is documented or strongly suspected. Stop using the product now and follow the agency's instructions.
Our severity reasoning: The source text identifies the agency classification as Class I, which per the rubric mandates a score of 5 (Critical) regardless of other factors.
Plain-English summary
Cool Creations, LLC is recalling 60 cases of Fiesta Garden Fresh Salsa, Hot, packaged in 16-oz. plastic containers. The recall is issued because the products may be contaminated with Listeria monocytogenes. The affected product is identified by UPC 829595000048 and lot numbers 12201 through 12207, with a last use by date of 8/30/2012.
The product was distributed directly to Kansas, Missouri, and Oklahoma by Vanscoy Industries, Cedar Rapids, IA. Consumers who have purchased this product should check their pantries for the specific lot numbers and UPC listed above.
Consumers are advised to discard the recalled product or return it to the place of purchase. The FDA classifies this as a Class I recall, indicating a reasonable probability that the use of, or exposure to, the violative product may cause serious adverse health consequences or death.
The recalled product
- Product
- Fiesta garden Fresh Salsa, Hot, packaged in 16-oz. plastic containers, 12 per case, UPC 829595000048. Distributed by Vanscoy Industries, Cedar Rapids, IA.
- Manufacturer
- Cool Creations, LLC
- Category
- Food — Salsa
- 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 8/30/2012)
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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