The Recall Desk
Agency classClass IOur severity:CriticalFDA (Food)·F-2056-2019·Announced 2019-07-31

Top Chef Meals Grilled Bison Burger Recalled for E. coli Contamination

The Crystal Spoon Corp. is recalling Top Chef Meals Grilled Bison Burgers due to potential E. coli contamination. Consumers should not eat the product.

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

The Crystal Spoon Corp. is voluntarily recalling Top Chef Meals Grilled Bison Burgers because the product may be contaminated with E. coli. The recall affects 6 and 8 oz units with best used by dates between May 4, 2019, and June 30, 2019. The product was sold nationwide in direct sales to consumers.

The recall involves 485 units of the product. The burgers are packaged in plastic PETE dual ovenable containers. No specific UPC number, lot code, or serial number is associated with the recalled items.

Consumers who have purchased these products should not eat them. The FDA classifies this as a Class I recall, which is the most serious type of recall, indicating a reasonable probability that the use of, or exposure to, the violative product will cause serious adverse health consequences or death.

The recalled product

Product
Top Chef Meals Grilled Bison Burger best used by date between 5/4/19-6/30/19 Unit Size: 6 and 8 oz sizes Container Description: Plastic PETE dual ovenable No specific UPC number
Hazard
Affected units
485

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)

  • No lot code No serial number

Distribution

Distributed nationwide across the United States.

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