The Recall Desk
Agency classClass IOur severity:CriticalFDA (Food)·F-3012-2015·Announced 2015-08-26

Inventure Foods Recalls Frozen Mustard Greens Due to Listeria Risk

Inventure Foods is recalling specific lots of frozen mustard greens due to Listeria contamination from GMP violations. Consumers should check their freezers for the affected products.

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' and cites 'Listeria contamination,' which meets the rubric criteria for a Critical severity score (FDA Class I or high-risk pathogens).

Plain-English summary

Inventure Foods is voluntarily recalling two sizes of Fresh Frozen Mustard Greens due to a potential Listeria contamination. The recall covers Fresh Frozen Chopped Mustard Greens (16 oz) and Fresh Frozen Mustard Greens (32 oz), both distributed by Fresh Frozen Foods, Inc. The products were identified by UPC 0-86069-25070-9 and UPC 0-86069-25071-6.

The recall was initiated because of various Good Manufacturing Practice (GMP) violations that created a risk of Listeria contamination. Listeria is a high-risk pathogen that can cause serious illness, particularly in vulnerable populations. The agency has classified this recall as Class I, indicating a reasonable probability that the use of, or exposure to, the violative product may cause serious adverse health consequences or death.

The affected products were 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 freezers for these specific products and discard them or return them to the place of purchase.

The recalled product

Product
Fresh Frozen Chopped Mustard Greens, Net Wt. 16 Oz, (1 Lb.) 454g, Dist. By Fresh Frozen Foods, Inc., Jefferson, GA 30549, UPC 0-86069-25070-9, Fresh Frozen Mustard Greens, Net. Wt. 32 Oz.. (2 Lb.), Dist. By Fresh Frozen Foods, Inc., Jefferson, GA 39549, UPC 0-86069-25071-6
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 (2)

  • UPC 0-86069-25070-9 FF Item Number 77499
  • UPC 0-86069-25071-6 FF Item Number 774

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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