Food recall

Safeway Fresh Foods LLC recall: HEB Kale Greens

Safeway Fresh Foods LLC, of Vineland, NJ, recalled HEB Kale Greens and 2 other products. The FDA's reason: “Possible Listeria monocytogenes contamination.” The FDA classified it Class I: it could cause serious harm or death. The company began the recall voluntarily on October 17, 2023, and the FDA first listed it in its Enforcement Report of November 15, 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 November 16, 2023

The recall

Company
Safeway Fresh Foods LLC (Vineland, NJ)
Reason, in FDA's words
“Possible Listeria monocytogenes contamination”
Where it was sold
Texas
Recall began
, by the company
FDA classified it
First in an FDA Enforcement Report
FDA event number
93272

The 3 products recalled

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

  • F-0322-2024 Class I

    HEB Kale Greens, Net Wt. 32oz

    Codes: Expiration Date 10/11/23 and 10/12/23

    Quantity: 420 cases

  • F-0323-2024 Class I

    HEB Kale Greens, Net Wt. 16 oz.

    Codes: Expiration Date 10/11/23 and 10/12/23

    Quantity: 528 cases

  • F-0324-2024 Class I

    Little Bear Fresh Kale, Net Wt. 16oz

    Codes: Expiration Date 10/11/23 and 10/12/23

    Quantity: 191 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 November 15, 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.