The Recall Desk
Agency classClass IIOur severity:HighFDA (Food)·F-2362-2016·Announced 2016-09-28

Ajinomoto Recalls Molly's Kitchen Battered Vegetable Sticks for Listeria Risk

Ajinomoto Windsor is recalling Molly's Kitchen Battered Vegetable Sticks due to potential Listeria monocytogenes contamination.

The agency’s classification

FDA (Food): Class II

Class II is a situation in which use of or exposure to a violative product may cause temporary or medically reversible adverse health consequences, or where the probability of serious adverse health consequences is remote.

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 3/5 (High).

Real risk of harm even if no illness or injury has been reported yet. Stop using the product and follow the agency's guidance.

Our severity reasoning: The recall involves a high-risk pathogen (Listeria monocytogenes) without reported illness, which aligns with the 'High' severity criteria in the rubric.

Plain-English summary

Ajinomoto Windsor Inc. is recalling various Not-Ready-To Eat frozen food items, specifically Molly's Kitchen Battered Vegetable Sticks in 6/2 lb. bags (Product # 673692). The recall is being conducted because these products may be contaminated with Listeria monocytogenes.

The recall covers 1,915,263 cases of the product, which were distributed across the United States. All lots are affected by this recall action.

Consumers who have purchased these products should check their freezers and dispose of the items or return them to the place of purchase. The source text does not specify a particular date range or additional contact information for consumers.

The recalled product

Product
MOLLYS KITCHEN BATTERED VEGETABLE STICKS, 6/2 lb. bags, Product # 673692
Hazard
Affected units
1,915,263

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 (1)

  • all lots

Distribution

Distribution scope not specified by the agency.

Part of a larger recall action

This product is one of 19 recalled by Ajinomoto Windsor Inc., Golden Tiger Plant 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.

See all 19 products in this recall →

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