Agency classClass IOur severity:Severe FDA (Food)·F-2280-2016·Announced 2016-09-21

ConAgra Recalls Organic Peas Due to Listeria Contamination Risk

ConAgra Foods is recalling specific lots of Watts Brothers Farms Organic Peas due to potential 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 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 recall is classified as FDA Class I, which indicates a reasonable probability that the use of, or exposure to, the violative product will cause serious adverse health consequences or death. Per the rubric, FDA Class I recalls are assigned a score of 4 (Severe) or higher.

Plain-English summary

ConAgra Foods Inc is recalling Watts Brothers Farms Organic Peas, net wt. 5 lbs. (item V5402, UPC 681241 054023), due to the potential to be contaminated with Listeria monocytogenes. The recall also lists Nichirei Value + Organic Green Peas (item V5802, UPC 4 949486 327033), but the source text explicitly states that the Nichirei item is not distributed in the US.

The affected product was distributed in Arizona, California, Colorado, Florida, Hawaii, Iowa, Idaho, Illinois, Louisiana, Maryland, Minnesota, New Jersey, Nevada, Ohio, Oklahoma, Pennsylvania, Texas, Utah, Virginia, and Wisconsin, as well as in Canada, Columbia, Japan, and Panama. The total quantity involved is 1,165,775 lbs, with an expanded quantity of 656,120 lbs. Specific best-before dates and codes are listed in the recall notice, including dates ranging from October 2016 to January 2018.

Consumers should check their pantries for the specific product codes and best-before dates listed in the official recall notice. If they have the affected product, they should stop using it and follow the instructions provided by the recalling firm or the FDA for disposal or return.

The recalled product

Product: Watts Brothers Farms Organic Peas, net wt. 5 lbs., item V5402, UPC 681241 054023. Nichirei item below is not distributed in the US: Nichirei Value + Organic Green Peas, item V5802, UPC 4 949486 327033
Manufacturer: ConAgra Foods Inc
Category: Food — Frozen Vegetables
Hazard: listeria

Distribution

Distributed in 21 states:

Part of a larger recall action

This product is one of 4 recalled by ConAgra Foods Inc 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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