The Recall Desk
Agency classClass IIOur severity:HighFDA (Food)·F-2108-2017·Announced 2017-05-03

Lakeside Foods Recalls Season's Choice Frozen Sweet Peas Due to Listeria

Lakeside Foods is recalling Season's Choice Garden Fresh Sweet Peas because testing found Listeria monocytogenes. The product was sold at ALDI stores in eight states.

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 Listeria monocytogenes, a high-risk pathogen. Per the rubric, high-risk pathogens without reported illness are classified as High (Score 3).

Plain-English summary

Lakeside Foods, Inc. is recalling Season's Choice Garden Fresh Sweet Peas, 16 oz. packages, because the product tested positive for Listeria monocytogenes. The recall involves 1,920 cases (24 packages per case), with an expanded count of 1,568 cases.

The affected product was sold at ALDI retail stores in Florida, Iowa, Illinois, Kentucky, Michigan, Ohio, Wisconsin, and West Virginia. The specific package codes are DC17038, DC27038, DC37038, DC47038, and DC57038 with a Best By date of 08/2018. Expanded codes include DC27063, DC37063, DC47063, and DC57063 with a Best By date of 09/2018.

Consumers should check their freezers for these specific package codes and Best By dates. If they have the recalled product, they should discard it or return it to the place of purchase.

The recalled product

Product
Season's Choice Garden Fresh Sweet Peas, Net Wt 16 oz (1lb) 454g, Keep Frozen. UPC 41498-164294.
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 (8)

  • Package code: DC17038
  • DC27038
  • DC37038
  • DC47038
  • DC57038. Best By: 08/2018 Expanded codes: DC27063
  • DC37063
  • DC47063
  • DC57063 Best By 09/2018

Distribution

Distributed in 8 states:

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