Food recall

Condies Foods, Inc recall: Condies Food fine shred lettuce, and 1/4 shred lettuce

Condies Foods, Inc, of Kearns, UT, recalled Condies Food fine shred lettuce, and 1/4 shred lettuce. The FDA's reason: “A piece of hard brittle plastic was found inside a bag of 41890 Lettuce Shred Fine. The bag of lettuce had the following code date: Use Thru 1/7. Upon receipt of a picture of the plastic, it was...” The FDA classified it Class II: it could cause temporary or minor harm. The company began the recall voluntarily on January 2, 2014, and the FDA first listed it in its Enforcement Report of February 5, 2014. The FDA has closed the recall: it found the company did all it reasonably could to remove or correct the product.

How serious

Class II

It could cause temporary or minor harm

Why

Metal, plastic, glass or other objects

Status

Terminated

Closed April 17, 2014

The recall

Company
Condies Foods, Inc (Kearns, UT)
Reason, in FDA's words
“A piece of hard brittle plastic was found inside a bag of 41890 Lettuce Shred Fine. The bag of lettuce had the following code date: Use Thru 1/7. Upon receipt of a picture of the plastic, it was determined that the plastic had originated from an instrument used by Condies Foods for quality control purposes. It is believed that there is a possibility that additional pieces may be within other bags”
Where it was sold
5 Distributors within UT
Recall began
, by the company
FDA classified it
First in an FDA Enforcement Report
FDA event number
67205

The product recalled

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

  • F-1444-2014 Class II

    Condies Food fine shred lettuce, and 1/4 shred lettuce; 5 lbs bags, 4 bags per case

    Codes: Fine shred lettuce 1-7; 1/4 shred lettuce 1-6

    Quantity: Fine shred lettuce (1-7): 90 cases; 1/4 shred lettuce (1-6): 28 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 February 5, 2014.

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.