Food recall

Norpac Foods, Inc. (Plant #8) recall: Natural Directions Organic Mixed Vegetables, frozen

Norpac Foods, Inc. (Plant #8), of Salem, OR, recalled Natural Directions Organic Mixed Vegetables, frozen and 1 other product. The FDA's reason: “Organic Mixed Vegetables are recalled because they have the potential to be contaminated with Listeria monocytogenes.” The FDA classified it Class I: it could cause serious harm or death. The company began the recall voluntarily on May 9, 2016, and the FDA first listed it in its Enforcement Report of July 13, 2016. 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 October 28, 2016

The recall

Company
Norpac Foods, Inc. (Plant #8) (Salem, OR)
Reason, in FDA's words
“Organic Mixed Vegetables are recalled because they have the potential to be contaminated with Listeria monocytogenes.”
Where it was sold
distributed in Alaska, California, Hawaii, Idaho, Montana, Nevada, Oregon, Washington and Guam.
Recall began
, by the company
FDA classified it
First in an FDA Enforcement Report
FDA event number
74102

The 2 products recalled

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

  • F-1615-2016 Class I

    Natural Directions Organic Mixed Vegetables, frozen, net wt. 12 oz. UPC 0 15400 19672 7

    Codes: Use by/Sell By dates/ Codes USE BY 06 2017 / MFG 06 16 2015 code 5J5 16X8 HH:MM. USE BY 02 2018 / MFG 02 16 2016 code 5F6 16X8 HH:MM. USE BY 04 2018 / MFG 04 19 2016 code 5H6 19X8 HH:MM.

    Quantity: 1850 cases

  • F-1616-2016 Class I

    Natural Directions Organic Green Peas, frozen, net wt. 12 oz. UPC 0 15400 19670 3

    Codes: Use by/Sell By dates/ Codes USE BY 03 2018 / MFG 03 21 2016 code 5G6 21X8 HH:MM. USE BY 04 2018 / MFG 04 11 2016 code 5H6 11X8 HH:MM. USE BY 04 2018 / MFG 04 12 2016 code 5H6 12X8 HH:MM.

    Quantity: 417 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 July 13, 2016.

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.