Valley Innovative Services Recalls Frozen Entrée Products Due to Listeria Risk
Valley Innovative Services is recalling approximately 130,071 pounds of frozen entrée products containing waffles due to possible Listeria monocytogenes contamination.
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 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 agency classified this recall as Class I — 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. On that classification alone this is scored Severe; a score of Critical is reserved for recalls where a death or serious injury was reported. The agency gives the reason as: "Product Contamination"
Plain-English summary
Valley Innovative Services, a Pearl, Mississippi establishment, is recalling approximately 130,071 pounds of meat and poultry frozen entrée products. The affected items include chicken and waffle, turkey ham & waffle, and oatmeal with waffle and sausage patty varieties. These products were produced and packaged between May 2016 and May 2017 and bear establishment number EST. 18350 on the packaging label.
The recall was initiated after Valley Innovative Services was notified by its waffle supplier that the waffle ingredient used in these frozen entrées was recalled due to potential Listeria monocytogenes contamination. The products were shipped to institutions nationwide. There have been no confirmed reports of adverse reactions due to consumption of these products.
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. Persons in higher-risk categories, such as older adults, pregnant women, and those with weakened immune systems, who experience flu-like symptoms within two months after eating contaminated food should seek medical care and inform their provider about the potential exposure.
The recalled product
- Product
- Valley Innovative Services Recalls Meat and Poultry Frozen EntrÇe Products Due to Possible Listeria Contamination
- Category
- Food — Frozen Entrées
- Hazard
Distribution
Distributed nationwide across the United States.
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