Food recall

Lancaster Foods LLC recall: ROBINSON FRESH KALE GREENS

Lancaster Foods LLC, of Jessup, MD, recalled ROBINSON FRESH KALE GREENS and 3 other products. The FDA's reason: “Possible contamination with Listeria monocytogenes.” The FDA classified it Class I: it could cause serious harm or death. The company began the recall voluntarily on May 5, 2023, and the FDA first listed it in its Enforcement Report of May 31, 2023. 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 8, 2023

The recall

Company
Lancaster Foods LLC (Jessup, MD)
Reason, in FDA's words
“Possible contamination with Listeria monocytogenes”
Where it was sold
Distributors and retailers in MA, MD, PA, NY, NJ, and VA.
Recall began
, by the company
FDA classified it
First in an FDA Enforcement Report
FDA event number
92285

The 4 products recalled

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

  • F-0921-2023 Class I

    ROBINSON FRESH KALE GREENS, NET WT 16 OZ, UPC:0-95829-60015. Packaged in sealed plastic bags, 8 in a case. ROBINSON FRESH KALE GREENS NET WT 32 OZ UPC: 0-95829-60016-6. Packaged in sealed plastic bags, 8 in a case. LANCASTER Chopped Kale NET WT 4 OZ CHOPPED KALE. Packaged in sealed plastic bags, 20 in a case.

    Codes: Best By May 01 2023

    Quantity: 2564 cases

  • F-0922-2023 Class I

    GIANT CURLY LEAF SPINACH, 12 /8 OZ, UPC: 6-88267-09813-0. Packaged in sealed plastic bags, 12 in a case.

    Codes: Best By April 29 2023

    Quantity: 486 cases

  • F-0923-2023 Class I

    ROBINSON FRESH COLLARD GREENS, 16 OZ, UPC:0-95829-60006-7. Packaged in sealed plastic bags, 8 in a case. GIANT COLLARD GREENS, 16 OZ, UPC: 6-88267-05311-5. Packaged in sealed plastic bags, 8 in a case.

    Codes: Best By May 01 2023

    Quantity: 1221 cases

  • F-0924-2023 Class I

    LANCASTER SPINACH, 10 OZ, UPC:8-13055-01145-3. Packaged in sealed plastic bags, 12 in a case.

    Codes: Best By April 29 2023

    Quantity: 25 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 May 31, 2023.

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.