The Recall Desk
Agency classClass IOur severity:CriticalFDA (Food)·F-2273-2012·Announced 2012-09-19

Ready Pac Snack Pacs Recalled for Listeria Contamination

Missa Bay, LLC is recalling Ready Pac Ready Snax Apples, Celery, Raisins with Peanut Butter Snack Pacs due to Listeria monocytogenes contamination.

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 recall is classified as FDA Class I, which meets the rubric criteria for a Critical severity score.

Plain-English summary

Missa Bay, LLC is recalling Ready Pac Ready Snax Apples, Celery, Raisins with Peanut Butter Snack Pacs (Net Wt 4 oz) because the products are contaminated with Listeria monocytogenes. The recall involves 264,662 cases and 296,224 individually distributed units. The affected products are identified by the UPC 7774523897 and have a 'use by' date of on or before August 18.

The products were distributed by Ready Pac Foods, Inc. in Irwindale, CA, to various states including 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 discard the recalled products or return them to the place of purchase for a refund. This recall is classified as Class I by the FDA, indicating a reasonable probability that the use of, or exposure to, the violative product may cause serious adverse health consequences or death.

The recalled product

Product
Ready Pac Ready Snax Apples, Celery, Raisins with Peanut Butter Snack Pac Net Wt 4 oz (113g) Distributed By Ready Pac Foods, Inc. Irwindale, CA 91706 USA 1-800-800-7822 www.readypac.com On or before August 18; UPC 7774523897
Manufacturer
Missa Bay, LLC
Category
Food — Snacks
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 7774523897

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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