Rich Products Recalls Beef Meatballs Due to Possible Listeria Contamination
Rich Products Corporation is recalling approximately 3,420 pounds of frozen beef meatballs that may be contaminated with Listeria monocytogenes.
The agency’s classification
USDA FSIS: 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 classifies the recall as 'High - Class I', which corresponds to FDA/USDA Class I recalls involving a reasonable probability of serious adverse health consequences or death.
Plain-English summary
Rich Products Corporation is recalling approximately 3,420 pounds of ready-to-eat frozen beef meatball products that may be adulterated with Listeria monocytogenes. The affected items are 36-lb. cases containing six 6-lb. bags of Members Mark Casa DI BERTACCHI ITALIAN STYLE BEEF MEATBALLS. These products bear establishment number EST. 5336 and have a Best if Used BY date of 17 DEC 2018 with lot code 15507351.
The products were produced on December 17, 2017, and shipped to distributors in Alabama, Florida, Louisiana, Mississippi, North Carolina, South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas, and Virginia. The recall was initiated after the company notified the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) on January 24, 2018, that they had shipped adulterated product into commerce.
Consumption of food contaminated with L. monocytogenes can cause listeriosis, a serious infection that primarily affects older adults, persons with weakened immune systems, and pregnant women and their newborns. Symptoms can include fever, muscle aches, headache, stiff neck, confusion, loss of balance, and convulsions. In pregnant women, the infection can cause miscarriages, stillbirths, premature delivery, or life-threatening infection of the newborn.
Consumers who have purchased these products are urged not to consume them. The products should be thrown away or returned to the place of purchase. Consumers with questions regarding the recall can contact Rich Products Corporation Customer Care at 1-800-356-7094.
The recalled product
- Product
- Rich Products Corporation Recalls Beef Products due to Possible Listeria Contamination
- Category
- Food — Frozen Meat
- Hazard
Distribution
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