Food recall

Kroger Co recall: FRESH SELECTIONS by Kroger" Tender Spinach NET WT 10 OZ (283g) BEST IF USED BY 09/16/12 Product of USA 10:09...

Kroger Co, of Cincinnati, OH, recalled FRESH SELECTIONS by Kroger" Tender Spinach NET WT 10 OZ (283g) BEST IF USED BY 09/16/12 Product of USA 10:09.... The FDA's reason: “The firm was notified by the Ohio Department of Agriculture of positive Listeria Monocytogenes in their Fresh Selection Tender Spinach.” The FDA classified it Class I: it could cause serious harm or death. The company began the recall voluntarily on September 18, 2012, and the FDA first listed it in its Enforcement Report of October 17, 2012. The FDA has closed the recall: it found the company did all it reasonably could to remove or correct the product.

How serious

Class I

It could cause serious harm or death

Why

Listeria

Status

Terminated

Closed August 2, 2013

The recall

Company
Kroger Co (Cincinnati, OH)
Reason, in FDA's words
“The firm was notified by the Ohio Department of Agriculture of positive Listeria Monocytogenes in their Fresh Selection Tender Spinach.”
Where it was sold
Product was shipped to the following states: AL, GA, IL, IN, KS, KY, MI, MO, NC, NE, OH, SC, TN, VA & WV.
Recall began
, by the company
FDA classified it
First in an FDA Enforcement Report
FDA event number
63216

The product recalled

As the FDA describes them, with the codes that tell whether a package is part of the recall.

  • F-0085-2013 Class I

    FRESH SELECTIONS by Kroger" Tender Spinach NET WT 10 OZ (283g) BEST IF USED BY 09/16/12 Product of USA 10:09 HarvestMark.com, 1104 A244 0105 KN01 INGREDIENTS: SPINACH DISTRIBUTED BY THE KROGER COM. CINCINNATI OHIO 45202

    Codes: BEST IF USED BY 09/16/12 Product of USA 10:09 HarvestMark.com, 1104 A244 0105 KN01

    Quantity: 910 cs/12/10 oz bags

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Source and notes

U.S. Food and Drug Administration, Enforcement Reports (openFDA food recall data) (Public domain (U.S. government work); source U.S. Food and Drug Administration, openFDA), data as of October 17, 2012.

Each week the FDA lists the recalls it has classified in its Enforcement Report, often weeks after the company announced the recall, so a month with five weekly reports tends to count more. Each recall counts once, however many products it covers, in the month FDA first listed it. Class I means the food could cause serious harm or death, Class II temporary or minor harm, and Class III is unlikely to harm anyone. Meat, poultry and most egg products are recalled by the U.S. Department of Agriculture, not the FDA, and aren't included. For what to do with a recalled product, see the FDA's recalls page.