Fresh Ideas Recalls Costa Asian Stir-Fry Blend Due to Listeria
Fresh Ideas Inc. is recalling Costa Asian Stir-Fry Blend because it contains recalled Gill's Onions contaminated with Listeria monocytogenes.
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 is the highest severity level indicating a reasonable probability that the use of or exposure to the violative product will cause serious adverse health consequences or death.
Plain-English summary
Fresh Ideas Inc. is voluntarily recalling 47 cases of Costa Asian Stir-Fry Blend (Item #SAL3) 5 lb poly bags. The product is being recalled because it contains Gill's Onions that are subject to a separate recall due to contamination with Listeria monocytogenes.
The affected product was produced on July 18, 2012, July 21, 2012, July 24, 2012, and July 25, 2012. The product was distributed in Massachusetts, Maine, Rhode Island, New Hampshire, Connecticut, Vermont, New York, and New Jersey.
Consumers who have this product in their possession should stop using it and dispose of it or return it to the place of purchase.
The recalled product
- Product
- Costa Asian Stir- Fry Blend (Item #SAL3) 5 lb poly bag Spanish Onions {1/4" Sliced), Red Onions, Green Peppers. Red Peppers, Zucchini, Carrots, Broccoli, Broccoli Stems, Green Cabbage, Pea Pods, Bok Choy Packed by: Fresh Ideas Co., 18 Bunker Hill Industrial Park, Boston, MA…
- Manufacturer
- Fresh Ideas Inc.
- Category
- Food — Frozen Vegetables
- Hazard
- Affected units
- 47
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 (4)
- Produced on: 7/18/12
- 7/21/12
- 7/24/12
- 725/12
Distribution
Part of a larger recall action
This product is one of 13 recalled by Fresh Ideas Inc. 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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