Country Fresh Fajita Blend Recalled for Listeria Risk
Country Fresh Products is recalling 12-oz Fajita Blend packages due to potential Listeria monocytogenes contamination. The product was distributed in five southeastern 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 metadata explicitly identifies this as an FDA Class I recall, which corresponds to a Critical severity score (5) under the rubric.
Plain-English summary
Country Fresh Products, LLC is recalling 12-oz packages of Fajita Blend packaged in an overwrap. The recall is issued because the product may be contaminated with Listeria monocytogenes.
The affected product was distributed in Alabama, Florida, Georgia, Louisiana, and Mississippi. Consumers should check their refrigerators for Fajita Blend packages with a use-by date between August 12, 2017, and August 18, 2017.
Consumers with the recalled product should discard it or return it to the place of purchase. Listeria monocytogenes is a bacterium that can cause serious illness, particularly in pregnant women, newborns, the elderly, and individuals with weakened immune systems.
The recalled product
- Product
- Fajita Blend, 12-oz. packaged in an overwrap
- Manufacturer
- Country Fresh Products, LLC
- Category
- Food — Deli / Ready-to-Eat
- 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)
- Use by date range 8/12-18/2017
Distribution
Part of a larger recall action
This product is one of 7 recalled by Country Fresh Products, LLC 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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