The Recall Desk
Agency classClass IOur severity:CriticalFDA (Food)·F-3027-2015·Announced 2015-08-26

Inventure Foods Recalls Fresh Frozen Country Blend Due to Listeria Risk

Inventure Foods is recalling Fresh Frozen Grade A Country Blend due to Listeria contamination from GMP violations. The product was distributed in 33 states.

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 score of 5 according to the rubric.

Plain-English summary

Inventure Foods is voluntarily recalling Fresh Frozen Grade A Country Blend, Net Wt. 32 Oz. (2 Lb.) 907g, distributed by Fresh Frozen Foods, Inc. The recall is due to Listeria contamination resulting from various Good Manufacturing Practice (GMP) violations.

The affected product is identified by UPC 0-86069-20170-1 and FF Item Number 856. It was 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 purchased this product should discard it or return it to the place of purchase. Listeria can cause serious illness, particularly in pregnant women, older adults, and individuals with weakened immune systems.

The recalled product

Product
Fresh Frozen Grade A Country Blend, Net Wt. 32 Oz. (2 Lb.) 907g, Dist. By Fresh Frozen Foods, Inc., Jefferson, GA 30549, UPC 0-86069-20170-1
Manufacturer
Inventure Foods
Category
Food — Dairy
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)

  • UPC 0-86069-20170-1 FF Item Number 856

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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