The Recall Desk
SevereFDA (Food)·F-2389-2016·Announced 2016-09-28

Cambridge Farms Recalls Mixed Vegetables Due to Listeria Risk

Cambridge Farms of Hanover LLC is recalling multiple brands of mixed vegetables after a sample tested positive for Listeria monocytogenes.

What this means for you

Illness, injury, or structural failure has been reported. Stop using the product immediately and contact the manufacturer for a refund or repair.

Our severity reasoning: The recall is classified as FDA Class II and involves Listeria monocytogenes, a high-risk pathogen, which meets the criteria for a Severe rating.

Plain-English summary

Cambridge Farms of Hanover LLC is voluntarily recalling several brands of mixed vegetables, including Better Value, Morning Fresh Farms, Key Foods, and Laura Lynn. The recall was initiated after the North Carolina Department of Agriculture notified the firm that a sample of Better Value Cut Corn tested positive for Listeria monocytogenes.

The affected products include 14 oz, 16 oz, and 32 oz packages of mixed vegetables with best-by dates ranging from April 12, 2018, to June 17, 2018. The products were distributed in Connecticut, Florida, Massachusetts, Maryland, North Carolina, and Pennsylvania.

Consumers who have purchased these products should check their pantries for the specific brands and best-by dates listed in the recall notice. If found, consumers should discard the products or return them to the place of purchase.

The recalled product

Product
Better Value Mix Vegetables, Federated Group, Inc./Arlington Heights, IL 60005-1096; 14 oz. pkgs; BB 05/06/18; Morning Fresh Farms Mix Vegetables; Merchants Distributors Inc. of Hickory, NC 28601; 32 oz. pkgs; BB 06/01/18; Morning Fresh Farms Mix Vegetables, Merchants Distri
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 (8)

  • 007980124564 12/14 Better Value Mix Vegetables
  • 007145220333 12/32 Morning Fresh Farms Mix Vegetables
  • 007145220332 12/16 Morning Fresh Farms Mix Vegetables
  • 007329607086 12/16 Key Foods Mixed Vegetables
  • 007329630483 12/12 Key Foods Steamed Mixed Vegetable
  • 007329607203 12/16 Key Foods Mix Vegetables
  • 008685401746 12/16 Laura Lynn Mixed Vegetables 5 Way
  • With Best By date ranges: 04/12/18 thru 06/17/18.

Distribution

Distributed in 6 states:

Part of a larger recall action

This product is one of 6 recalled by CAMBRIDGE FARMS OF HANOVER LLC D 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 6 products in this recall →