Ava's Organic Cashews Recalled Due to Listeria Contamination Risk
Severn Peanut Co. is recalling Ava's brand Organic Cashews Roasted & Salted 8 oz. tubs because the product may be contaminated with Listeria monocytogenes.
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 agency classification is FDA Class I, which mandates a severity score of 5 according to the rubric, as Class I recalls involve a reasonable probability of serious adverse health consequences or death.
Plain-English summary
Severn Peanut Co., Inc. DBA Hampton Farms is recalling Ava's brand Organic Cashews Roasted & Salted 8 oz. tubs (UPC 8-10111-01035-1) because the product may be contaminated with Listeria monocytogenes. The recall involves fewer than 675 units total.
The affected product was distributed directly to one consignee in New Jersey and further distributed to New Jersey, New York, Pennsylvania, and Connecticut. The specific lot number is 11817-L2.
Consumers who have purchased this product should stop using it and return it to the place of purchase for a refund or contact the recalling firm for instructions.
The recalled product
- Product
- Ava's brand Organic Cashews Roasted & Salted 8 oz. tubs, UPC 8-10111-01035-1
- Manufacturer
- Severn Peanut Co., Inc. DBA Hampton Farms
- Category
- Food — Nuts
- Hazard
- Affected units
- 675
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)
- Lot 11817-L2
Distribution
Part of a larger recall action
This product is one of 3 recalled by Severn Peanut Co., Inc. DBA Hampton Farms 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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