The Recall Desk
Agency classClass IIOur severity:HighFDA (Food)·F-2087-2015·Announced 2015-05-06

Rader Farms Smoothie Blend Recalled for Listeria Contamination Risk

Inventure Foods is recalling Rader Farms Fresh Start Smoothie Blend due to potential Listeria monocytogenes contamination. Consumers should check lot codes and best-by dates.

The agency’s classification

FDA (Food): Class II

Class II is a situation in which use of or exposure to a violative product may cause temporary or medically reversible adverse health consequences, or where the probability of serious adverse health consequences is remote.

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 3/5 (High).

Real risk of harm even if no illness or injury has been reported yet. Stop using the product and follow the agency's guidance.

Our severity reasoning: The recall involves a high-risk pathogen (Listeria monocytogenes) without reported illness, which corresponds to a severity score of 3 (High) per the rubric.

Plain-English summary

Inventure Foods is voluntarily recalling Rader Farms Fresh Start Smoothie Blend, sold in 3-pound packages at Costco, due to the potential for contamination with Listeria monocytogenes. The recall affects specific lot codes and best-by dates listed in the official notice. The product was distributed in various U.S. states and Canadian provinces.

Listeria monocytogenes is a bacterium that can cause serious illness, particularly in pregnant women, newborns, older adults, and people with weakened immune systems. The source text does not report any specific illnesses or injuries associated with this recall.

Consumers who purchased this product should check the packaging for the specific lot codes and best-by dates provided in the recall notice. If the product matches the recalled items, consumers should stop using it and contact the retailer or manufacturer for a refund or further instructions.

The recalled product

Product
RADER FARMS¿ Fresh Start Smoothie Blend, Costco item no. 911885, Net wt. 48 (oz) 3 lbs. The UPC is 8 84038 85148 9.
Manufacturer
Inventure Foods
Category
Food — Smoothie Blend
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 (3)

  • BEST BY DATES: 7/8/2016
  • 7/15/2016
  • 3/25/2016

Distribution

Distributed in 13 states:

Part of a larger recall action

This product is one of 3 recalled by Inventure Foods 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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