Country Fresh Diced Green Pepper Recalled for Listeria Risk
Country Fresh Products is recalling diced green peppers 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 4/5 (Severe).
The hazard poses a serious risk of illness, injury, or structural failure. Stop using the product immediately and contact the manufacturer for a refund or repair.
Our severity reasoning: The recall is classified as FDA Class I, which indicates a reasonable probability that the use of, or exposure to, the violative product will cause serious adverse health consequences or death. The rubric mandates a score of at least 4 for FDA Class I recalls.
Plain-English summary
Country Fresh Products, LLC is recalling 6-ounce clamshell packages of Green Pepper Diced. 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. The packages have use-by dates ranging from August 13, 2017, to August 20, 2017.
Consumers who have purchased this product should check their use-by dates and discard the product or return it to the place of purchase. Listeria monocytogenes is a bacteria that can cause serious illness, particularly in pregnant women, newborns, older adults, and people with weakened immune systems.
The recalled product
- Product
- Green Pepper Diced, 6-oz. packaged in a clamshell
- Manufacturer
- Country Fresh Products, LLC
- Category
- Food — Produce
- 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 8/13-20/2017
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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