Pictsweet Mixed Vegetables Recalled for Possible Listeria Contamination
The Pictsweet Company is recalling Steam'able Mixed Vegetables 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 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 classified this recall as Class I — 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. On that classification alone this is scored Severe; a score of Critical is reserved for recalls where a death or serious injury was reported. The agency gives the reason as: "Possible Listeria Monocytogenes contamination in bulk vegetables supplied by CRF Frozen Foods, LLC used in manufacturing several Pictsweet products."
Plain-English summary
The Pictsweet Company is voluntarily recalling Pictsweet(R) Steam'able Mixed Vegetables, 10 oz. (283g) cans, due to possible Listeria monocytogenes contamination. The recall involves 871,952 cases of the product, which were distributed nationwide. The contamination is linked to bulk vegetables supplied by CRF Frozen Foods, LLC that were used in the manufacturing process.
Listeria monocytogenes is a high-risk pathogen that can cause serious illness, particularly in pregnant women, older adults, and individuals with weakened immune systems. The source text does not report any specific illnesses or injuries associated with this recall.
Consumers who have purchased the affected product should check their pantries for cans with the specific "Best If Used By" dates and manufacturing codes listed in the official recall notice. If the product matches the recalled description, consumers should discard it or return it to the place of purchase.
The recalled product
- Product
- Pictsweet(R) Steam'able Mixed Vegetables, NET WT 10 OZ. (283g), DISTRIBUTED BY THE PICTSWEET COMPANY, BELLS, TN 38305, UPC 7056097911
- Manufacturer
- The Pictsweet Company
- Category
- Food — Canned Vegetables
- Hazard
- 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 (20)
- BEST IF USED BY: Jul 4 2016
- Jul 5 2016
- Aug 1 2016
- Aug 3 2016
- Aug 6 2016
- Aug 10 2016
- Aug 11 2016
- Aug 12 2016
- Sep 5 2016
- Sep 6 2016
- Sep 15 2016
- Sep 27 2016
- Sep 28 2016
- Oct 13 2016
- Oct 14 2016
- Nov 2 2016
- Nov 5 2016
- Nov 14 2016
- Nov 15 2016
- Nov 16 2016
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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