Inventure Foods Recalls Fresh Frozen Sliced Squash Due to Listeria Risk
Inventure Foods is recalling specific fresh frozen sliced squash products due to Listeria contamination caused by GMP 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 agency classification is FDA Class I, which mandates a severity score of 5 per the rubric.
Plain-English summary
Inventure Foods is voluntarily recalling specific fresh frozen sliced squash products distributed by Fresh Frozen Foods, Inc. The recall is being conducted because of Listeria contamination resulting from various Good Manufacturing Practice (GMP) violations.
The affected products include Fresh Frozen Grade A Sliced Squash (32 oz and 80 oz) and Fresh Frozen Sliced Yellow Squash (16 oz). These items were distributed in Alabama, Arkansas, Arizona, California, Florida, Georgia, Illinois, Indiana, Kansas, Kentucky, Louisiana, Maryland, Massachusetts, Michigan, Minnesota, Mississippi, Missouri, Montana, Nebraska, New Jersey, New York, North Carolina, Ohio, Oklahoma, Pennsylvania, South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas, Vermont, Virginia, Wisconsin, and West Virginia.
Consumers who have purchased these products should check their freezers for the specific UPC codes and item numbers listed in the recall notice. If found, consumers should discard the product or return it to the place of purchase.
The recalled product
- Product
- Fresh Frozen Grade A Sliced Squash, Net Wt. 32 Oz, (2 Lb.) 907g, Dist. By Fresh Frozen Foods, Inc., Jefferson, GA 30549, UPC 0-86069-20300-2, Fresh Frozen Sliced Squash, Net. Wt. 80 Oz., (5 Lb.), Dist. By Fresh Frozen Foods, Jefferson, GA 30549, UPC 0-86069-50300-3, Fresh Frozen…
- Manufacturer
- Inventure Foods
- Category
- Food — Frozen Vegetables
- 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)
- UPC 0-86069-20300-2 FF Item Number 502
- UPC 0-86069-50300-3 FF Item Number 505
- UPC 0-86069-20301-9
- FF Item Number 50299
Distribution
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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