The Recall Desk
Agency classClass IOur severity:SevereFDA (Food)·F-2286-2015·Announced 2015-05-20

D&D Foods Summer Fresh Pasta Recalled for Listeria Risk

D&D Foods, Inc. is recalling Summer Fresh Pasta due to potential Listeria monocytogenes contamination. The product was distributed in Iowa.

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 severity score of 4.

Plain-English summary

D&D Foods, Inc. is recalling 145 eight-pound plastic buckets of Summer Fresh Pasta 31830. The recall is being conducted because the product has the potential to be contaminated with Listeria monocytogenes.

The affected product was distributed in Iowa. There was no foreign, military, or government distribution. The specific lot numbers and 'Best If Used By' dates involved in the recall are 15093 (April 24, 2015), 15096 (April 27, 2015), 15100 (May 1, 2015), 15107 (May 8, 2015), 15113 (May 14, 2015), and 15114 (May 15, 2015).

Consumers who have purchased this product should check their inventory for the listed lot numbers and dates. If the product is found, it should be discarded or returned to the place of purchase.

The recalled product

Product
D&D Foods, Inc. Summer Fresh Pasta 31830, packaged in 8-lb. plastic buckets. The firm name on the label is D&D Foods, Inc., Omaha, NE.
Manufacturer
D & D Foods, Inc.
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 (14)

  • Lot numbers and Best If Used By dates: 15093
  • APR. 24
  • 2015
  • 15096
  • APR. 27
  • 15100
  • MAY. 01
  • 15107
  • May. 08
  • 15113
  • MAY. 14
  • and 15114
  • MAY. 15
  • 2015..

Distribution

Distributed in 1 state:

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