The Recall Desk
HighFDA (Food)·F-2089-2015·Announced 2015-05-06

Rader Farms Fresh Start Smoothie Blend Recalled for Listeria Risk

Inventure Foods is recalling Rader Farms Fresh Start smoothie blends due to potential contamination with Listeria monocytogenes.

What this means for you

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 illnesses, which corresponds to a score of 3 (High) according to the rubric.

Plain-English summary

Inventure Foods is voluntarily recalling specific packages of Rader Farms Fresh Start Daily Power Fusion and other Fresh Start smoothie blends. The recall is being conducted because of the potential for contamination with Listeria monocytogenes, a bacterium that can cause serious illness.

The affected products include the Fresh Start Daily Power Fusion in 35-ounce packages, as well as the Fresh Start Smoothie Blend in 3-pound packages and the Fresh Start Sunrise Refresh and Daily Power in 35-ounce packages. These products were distributed in various western and mountain states in the United States, including Alaska, Arizona, California, Colorado, Idaho, Montana, Nevada, New Mexico, Oregon, Texas, Utah, Washington, and Wyoming, as well as in several Canadian provinces.

Consumers who have purchased these products should check their best-by dates and lot codes against the specific information provided in the official recall notice. If the product matches the recalled items, consumers should stop using it and dispose of it or return it to the place of purchase.

The recalled product

Product
RADER FARMS¿ Fresh Start Daily Power Fusion, Net wt. 35 oz., Walmart Item no. 552888783, the UPC is 8 84038 85153 3
Manufacturer
Inventure 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 (5)

  • BEST BY DATES: 2/14/2016
  • 3/16/2016
  • 6/30/2016
  • Lot Codes: 32274A0201
  • 32584A0201

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.

See all 3 products in this recall →