Food recall

Publix Super Markets recall: ***Publix***Hearts of Romaine***Chopped Hearts of Romaine***Triple Washed***& Ready to Eat***No Preservatives***NET...

Publix Super Markets, of Lakeland, FL, recalled ***Publix***Hearts of Romaine***Chopped Hearts of Romaine***Triple Washed***& Ready to Eat***No Preservatives***NET.... The FDA's reason: “Listeria Monocytogenes in a sample collected by IEH and confirmed by FDA.” The FDA classified it Class I: it could cause serious harm or death. The company began the recall voluntarily on September 25, 2012, and the FDA first listed it in its Enforcement Report of October 24, 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 May 31, 2013

The recall

Company
Publix Super Markets (Lakeland, FL)
Reason, in FDA's words
“Listeria Monocytogenes in a sample collected by IEH and confirmed by FDA”
Where it was sold
Florida, Georgia, South Carolina, Alabama, and Tennessee
Recall began
, by the company
FDA classified it
First in an FDA Enforcement Report
FDA event number
63289

The product recalled

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

  • F-0108-2013 Class I

    ***Publix***Hearts of Romaine***Chopped Hearts of Romaine***Triple Washed***& Ready to Eat***No Preservatives***NET WT 10 OZ (284g)***

    Codes: Best if used by Sept 20

    Quantity: 763 cases

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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 24, 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.