Food recall

Ahold USA recall: Broccoli cuts, All Natural, No Preservatives

Ahold USA, of Carlisle, PA, recalled Broccoli cuts, All Natural, No Preservatives. The FDA's reason: “Ahold Delhaize received a report from State of CT of finding significant amount of Listeria monocytogenes in a bag of Stop and Shop's Broccoli Cuts, 16 oz.” The FDA classified it Class II: it could cause temporary or minor harm. The company began the recall voluntarily on May 21, 2018, and the FDA first listed it in its Enforcement Report of June 13, 2018. 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

Listeria

Status

Terminated

Closed July 23, 2021

The recall

Company
Ahold USA (Carlisle, PA)
Reason, in FDA's words
“Ahold Delhaize received a report from State of CT of finding significant amount of Listeria monocytogenes in a bag of Stop and Shop's Broccoli Cuts, 16 oz.”
Where it was sold
CT, DC, MD, MA, NJ, NY PA, RI, VA and WV
Recall began
, by the company
FDA classified it
First in an FDA Enforcement Report
FDA event number
80183

The product recalled

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

  • F-1535-2018 Class II

    Broccoli cuts, All Natural, No Preservatives, Net Wt 16 OZ; Distributed by Foodhold USA, LLC, Landover, MD 20785; UPC: 688267009266, BEST BY 03/15/2020

    Codes: UPC: 688267009266, BEST BY 03/15/2020

    Quantity: 2400 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 June 13, 2018.

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.