Fresh Ideas Vegetable Blend Recalled Due to Listeria Contamination
Fresh Ideas Inc. is recalling Tex Mex Sliced Vegetable 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 4/5 (Severe).
The hazard poses a serious risk of illness, injury, or structural failure. Stop using the product immediately and contact the manufacturer for a refund or repair.
Our severity reasoning: The agency classification is FDA Class I, which mandates a minimum severity score of 4 according to the rubric. Additionally, the presence of Listeria monocytogenes represents a significant health hazard.
Plain-English summary
Fresh Ideas Inc. is voluntarily recalling Tex Mex Sliced Vegetable Blend, Item #TMEX, which consists of red pepper, green pepper, and Spanish onion in 5 lb poly bags. The recall is necessary because the product contains recalled Gill's Onions that are contaminated with Listeria monocytogenes.
The affected product was produced on July 18, 2012, July 21, 2012, July 24, 2012, and July 25, 2012. It 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 discard it or return it to the place of purchase. Listeria monocytogenes is a high-risk pathogen that can cause serious illness, particularly in pregnant women, newborns, the elderly, and individuals with weakened immune systems.
The recalled product
- Product
- Tex Mex Sliced Vegetable Blend, Item #TMEX Red Pepper, Green Pepper, Spanish Onion {1/4" Sliced) 5 lb poly bag
- Manufacturer
- Fresh Ideas Inc.
- Category
- Food — Prepared Foods
- 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 (4)
- Produced on: 7/18/12
- 7/21/12
- 7/24/12
- 7/25/12
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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