Agency classClass IOur severity:Critical FDA (Food)·F-2228-2016·Announced 2016-09-21

Kroger Mixed Vegetable Meal Ready Sides Recalled for Listeria Risk

The Pictsweet Company is recalling Kroger Mixed Vegetable Meal Ready Sides due to possible Listeria monocytogenes contamination in bulk vegetable ingredients.

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 agency classification is FDA Class I, which mandates a severity score of 5 according to the rubric, as Class I recalls involve a reasonable probability of serious adverse health consequences or death.

Plain-English summary

The Pictsweet Company is recalling specific lots of Kroger Mixed Vegetable Meal Ready Sides. The recall involves two product sizes: 5 LB (2.26kg) with UPC 1111089406 and 12 OZ (340g) with UPC 1111089735. These products were distributed by The Kroger Co. in Cincinnati, Ohio, and were available nationwide.

The recall is being issued because of possible Listeria monocytogenes contamination in bulk vegetables supplied by CRF Frozen Foods, LLC, which were used in the manufacturing of these products. The affected units include 871,952 cases total. For the 5 LB product, the 'Best If Used By' dates range from January 2016 through May 2016, and the manufacturing code format is ### # K # #. For the 12 OZ product, the 'Best If Used By' dates range from January 2016 through October 2017, with the same manufacturing code format.

Consumers who have purchased these products should check their pantries for the specific UPCs and date ranges listed above. If they possess the affected items, they should stop using them and follow instructions from the recalling firm or retailer for disposal or return.

The recalled product

Product: Kroger(R) Mixed Vegetable Meal Ready Sides, (1) NET WT 5 LB (2.26kg), UPC 1111089406 and (2) NET WT 12 OZ. (340g), UPC 1111089735, DISTRIBUTED BY THE KROGER CO., CINCINNATI, OH 45202,
Manufacturer: The Pictsweet Company
Category: Food — Ready-to-Eat Sides
Hazard: listeria
Affected units: 871,952

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 (2)

(1) UPC 1111089406 BEST IF USED BY: Jan 2016 through May 2016
with Mfg Code ### # K # #

Distribution

Distributed nationwide across the United States.

Part of a larger recall action

This product is one of 12 recalled by The Pictsweet Company 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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