The Recall Desk
Agency classClass IOur severity:CriticalFDA (Food)·F-2997-2015·Announced 2015-08-26

Inventure Foods Recalls Fresh Frozen Peas Due to Listeria Contamination

Inventure Foods is recalling Fresh Frozen Grade A Zipper Peas due to Listeria contamination resulting from Good Manufacturing Practice violations.

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

Plain-English summary

Inventure Foods is voluntarily recalling Fresh Frozen Grade A Zipper Peas, Net Wt. 32 oz. (2 lb.) 907g. The product is distributed by Fresh Frozen Foods, Inc., located in Jefferson, GA. The recall is identified by UPC 0-86069-20042-1 and FF Item Number 283.

The recall is being issued due to Listeria contamination caused by various Good Manufacturing Practice (GMP) violations. The agency has classified this recall as Class I, indicating a reasonable probability that the use of, or exposure to, the violative product will cause serious adverse health consequences or death.

The affected product was distributed in the following states: AL, AR, AZ, CA, FL, GA, IL, IN, KS, KY, LA, MD, MA, MI, MN, MS, MO, MT, NE, NJ, NY, NC, OH, OK, PA, SC, TN, TX, VT, VA, WI, and WV. Consumers should check their pantries for this specific product and dispose of it or return it to the place of purchase.

The recalled product

Product
Fresh Frozen Grade A Zipper Peas, Net Wt. 32 oz. (2 lb.) 907g. Dist. By Fresh Frozen Foods, Inc., Jefferson, GA 30549, UPC 0-86069-20042-1
Manufacturer
Inventure Foods
Category
Food — Frozen Vegetables
Hazard

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Lot numbers (1)

  • UPC 0-86069-20042-1 FF Item Number 283

Distribution

Distributed in 32 states:

Part of a larger recall action

This product is one of 65 recalled by Inventure Foods 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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