Cool Creations Recalls Fiesta Garden Fresh Salsa for Listeria Risk
Cool Creations, LLC is recalling Fiesta Garden Fresh Salsa, Mild, due to potential contamination with Listeria monocytogenes. 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 corresponds to the 'Critical' severity score per the rubric.
Plain-English summary
Cool Creations, LLC is voluntarily recalling approximately 160 cases of Fiesta Garden Fresh Salsa, Mild. The product is packaged in 16-ounce plastic containers, with 12 containers per case, and carries the UPC 829595000017. The recall is being conducted because the products may be contaminated with Listeria monocytogenes.
The affected lot numbers are 12201 through 12207, with a last use-by date of August 30, 2012. The product was distributed by Vanscoy Industries in Cedar Rapids, Iowa, and was sold directly in Kansas, Missouri, and Oklahoma.
Consumers who have purchased this product should check their pantries for the specific lot numbers and UPC listed above. If the product is found, consumers should discard it or return it to the place of purchase. The FDA classifies this recall as Class I, which is the most serious type of recall.
The recalled product
- Product
- Fiesta garden Fresh Salsa, Mild, packaged in 16-oz. plastic containers, 12 per case, UPC 829595000017. 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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