The Recall Desk
Agency classClass IOur severity:CriticalFDA (Food)·F-2272-2012·Announced 2012-09-19

Missa Bay Recalls Apples and Cheese Snack Pacs Due to Listeria

Missa Bay, LLC is recalling Ready Pac Ready Snax Apples & Cheese with Caramel Dip Snack Pacs because they are contaminated with Listeria monocytogenes.

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 minimum severity score of 4, and the presence of Listeria monocytogenes contamination in a ready-to-eat food product represents a critical health risk consistent with the highest severity criteria.

Plain-English summary

Missa Bay, LLC is recalling Ready Pac Ready Snax Apples & Cheese with Caramel Dip Snack Pacs, Net Wt. 4 OZ (113g). The product is distributed by Ready Pac Foods, Inc. in Irwindale, CA. The recall involves 264,662 cases and 296,224 individually distributed units.

The recall is being issued because the products are contaminated with Listeria monocytogenes. The affected products have a 'use by' date on or before August 18 and carry the UPC 7774523896.

The product was distributed in Alabama, Arkansas, Connecticut, Delaware, DC, Florida, Georgia, Iowa, Illinois, Indiana, Kentucky, Louisiana, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, Mississippi, Montana, Nebraska, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, North Carolina, North Dakota, Ohio, Oklahoma, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, South Carolina, South Dakota, Tennessee, Vermont, Virginia, Wisconsin, and West Virginia. Consumers should check their pantries for this product and dispose of it or return it to the place of purchase.

The recalled product

Product
Ready Pac Ready Snax Apples & Cheese with Caramel Dip Snack Pac Net Wt. 4 OZ (113g) Distributed By Ready Pac Foods, Inc. Irwindale, CA 91706 USA 1-800-800-7822 readypac.com On or before August 18; UPC 7774523896
Manufacturer
Missa Bay, LLC
Category
Food — Snack 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 (2)

  • On or before August 18
  • UPC 7774523896

Distribution

Distributed in 35 states:

Part of a larger recall action

This product is one of 29 recalled by Missa Bay, LLC 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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