The Recall Desk
Agency classClass IOur severity:CriticalFDA (Food)·F-3018-2015·Announced 2015-08-26

Inventure Foods Recalls Frozen Vegetable Gumbo Due to Listeria Risk

Inventure Foods is recalling specific frozen vegetable gumbo products due to Listeria contamination risks from GMP violations. Consumers should check their freezers for the affected items.

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 two sizes of Fresh Frozen Grade A Vegetable Gumbo. The recall is being conducted because of Listeria contamination resulting from various Good Manufacturing Practice (GMP) violations. The affected products are distributed by Fresh Frozen Foods, Inc., in Jefferson, GA.

The specific items subject to recall are Fresh Frozen Grade A Vegetable Gumbo, Net Wt. 32 Oz. (2 Lb.) 907g, with UPC 0-86069-20150-3, and Fresh Frozen Vegetable Gumbo, Net Wt. 16 Oz. (1 Lb.), with UPC 0-86069-20151-0. These products 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 listed above. If the products are found, consumers should discard them or return them to the place of purchase. The recall is classified as Class I by the FDA, indicating a reasonable probability that the use of, or exposure to, the violative product may cause serious adverse health consequences or death.

The recalled product

Product
Fresh Frozen Grade A Vegetable Gumbo, Net Wt. 32 Oz. (2 Lb.) 907g, Dist. By Fresh Frozen Foods, Inc., Jefferson, GA 30549, UPC 0-86069-20150-3, Fresh Frozen Vegetable Gumbo, Net Wt. 16 Oz. (1 Lb.), Dist. By Fresh Frozen Foods, Inc., Jefferson, GA 30549, UPC 0-86069-20151-0
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 0-86069-20150-3 FF Item Number 833
  • UPC 0-86069-20151-0 FF Item Number 83399

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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