The Recall Desk
Agency classClass IOur severity:CriticalFDA (Food)·F-2866-2017·Announced 2017-08-02

Huson Valley Farms Recalls Organic Cashew Butter Due to Listeria

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

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.

Plain-English summary

HVF Inc. d.b.a Huson Valley Farms is recalling 232,575.4 lbs of Cashew Butter Roasted-Organic 70CASH05. The recall is being conducted because Listeria monocytogenes was found on food contact surfaces and non-food contact surfaces.

The affected product is 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. The specific lot codes involved are HG504792-16A, HG504792-16B, HG504792-16H, HG504792-16G, and HG504792-16D.

Consumers should check their pantries for this specific product and lot codes. If found, they should discard the product or return it to the place of purchase.

The recalled product

Product
Cashew Butter Roasted-Organic 70CASH05
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: HG504792-16A HG504792-16B HG504792-16H HG504792-16G HG504792-16D

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 →

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