The Recall Desk
CriticalFDA (Food)·F-2828-2017·Announced 2017-08-02

Huson Valley Farms Recalls Organic Almond Butter Due to Listeria

Huson Valley Farms is recalling organic almond butter because Listeria monocytogenes was found on food contact surfaces.

What this means for you

Highest-severity recall. Risk of serious injury or death is documented or strongly suspected. Stop using the product now and follow the agency's instructions.

Our severity reasoning: The source text explicitly identifies the agency classification as Class I, which mandates a severity score of 5 according to the rubric.

Plain-English summary

HVF Inc. d.b.a Huson Valley Farms is recalling 232,575.4 lbs of Almond Butter Roasted-Organic. The recall is due to the presence of Listeria monocytogenes on food contact surfaces and non-food contact surfaces.

The affected products were distributed in Pennsylvania, New Hampshire, New York, Texas, Florida, Massachusetts, Maryland, California, Colorado, New Jersey, Georgia, Minnesota, Michigan, Illinois, Ohio, Arizona, Wisconsin, Tennessee, North Carolina, and British Columbia. Specific lot numbers include HG59798-16C, HG115137-16, HG115137-16A, HG59798-16D, and HG504800-16.

Consumers should check their pantries for these specific lot numbers and dispose of the product or return it to the place of purchase. The FDA has classified this as a Class I recall.

The recalled product

Product
Almond Butter Roasted-Organic
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 (4)

  • Lot: HG59798-16C HG115137-16 HG59798-16C
  • HG115137-16A
  • HG59798-16D
  • HG504800-16

Distribution

Part of a larger recall action

This product is one of 51 recalled by HVF Inc. d.b.a Huson Valley 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.

See all 51 products in this recall →