The Recall Desk
SevereFDA (Food)·F-3604-2017·Announced 2017-10-04

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.

What this means for you

Illness, injury, or structural failure has been reported. 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
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

Distributed in 5 states:

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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