Huson Valley Farms Recalls Organic Chopped Dates Due to Listeria
Huson Valley Farms is recalling organic chopped dates because Listeria monocytogenes was found on food contact surfaces. The product was distributed in 20 US states and British Columbia.
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 FDA has classified this recall as Class I, which is the most serious classification indicating a reasonable probability that use or exposure to the violative product will cause serious adverse health consequences or death.
Plain-English summary
HVF Inc. d.b.a Huson Valley Farms is recalling 232,575.4 lbs of Dates Chopped-Organic 70DATE11. The recall was initiated because Listeria monocytogenes was detected on food contact surfaces and non-food contact surfaces.
The affected product, identified by Lot HG504803-97A, was 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.
Consumers who have purchased this product should stop using it and return it to the place of purchase or dispose of it. The FDA classifies this as a Class I recall, which is the most serious type of recall.
The recalled product
- Product
- Dates Chopped-Organic 70DATE11
- Manufacturer
- HVF Inc. d.b.a Huson Valley Farms
- Category
- Food — Dried Fruit
- 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 (1)
- Lot: HG504803-97A
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.
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