The Recall Desk
Agency classClass IOur severity:CriticalFDA (Food)·F-3040-2015·Announced 2015-08-26

Inventure Foods Recalls Frozen Diced Peppers Due to Listeria Risk

Inventure Foods is recalling fresh frozen diced red and green peppers due to potential Listeria contamination from 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 source 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 Diced Red Pepper and Fresh Frozen Diced Green Pepper, both 2 lb. net weight, distributed by Fresh Frozen Foods, Inc. The recall is issued because of potential Listeria contamination resulting from various Good Manufacturing Practice (GMP) violations.

The affected products are identified by FF Item Number 795 (Red Pepper) and FF Item Number 798 (Green Pepper). These items do not have a UPC code. The 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 who have purchased these products should check their freezers for the specific item numbers and stop using them. The FDA classifies this as a Class I recall, 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 Diced Red Pepper, Net Wt. 2 Lb., Dist. By Fresh Frozen Foods, Inc., Jefferson, GA 30549, (no UPC), Fresh Frozen Diced Green Pepper, Net Wt. 2 Lb., Dist. By Fresh Frozen Foods, Inc., Jefferson, GA 30549 (no UPC)
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)

  • FF Item Number 795
  • FF Item Number 798

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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