The Recall Desk
Agency classClass IOur severity:CriticalFDA (Food)·F-2014-2012·Announced 2012-08-29

Fresco Green Farms Recalls Cilantro Due to Salmonella Contamination Risk

Fresco Green Farms is recalling cilantro because it has the potential to be contaminated with Salmonella. The recall affects 1,643 cases distributed in California.

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 recall is classified as FDA Class I, which meets the rubric criteria for a Critical severity score (5).

Plain-English summary

Fresco Green Farms, Inc. is voluntarily recalling 1,643 cases of cilantro (2.5 dozens, 30 bunches per case) because the product has the potential to be contaminated with Salmonella. The recall is classified as Class I by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration.

The affected product was distributed in California. The source text does not specify specific store names, dates, or lot numbers, noting that the product is not coded.

Consumers who have purchased this product should discard it or return it to the place of purchase. No illnesses or injuries have been reported in the source text.

The recalled product

Product
Cilantro, 2.5 dozens, 30 bunches/case
Affected units
1,643

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)

  • Produt is not coded.

Distribution

Distributed in 1 state:

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