Freshway Butternut Squash Recalled for Potential Listeria Contamination
Fresh Unlimited Inc is recalling Freshway Foods diced butternut squash due to potential Listeria monocytogenes contamination. The product was distributed to US Foods locations in five states.
What this means for you
Illness, injury, or structural failure has been reported. Stop using the product immediately and contact the manufacturer for a refund or repair.
Our severity reasoning: FDA Class I designation for potential Listeria monocytogenes contamination, a high-risk pathogen, triggers a minimum severity of 4 per classification rules.
Plain-English summary
Fresh Unlimited Inc is recalling Freshway Foods diced butternut squash in 4-pound plastic bags due to potential contamination with Listeria monocytogenes. The recalled product was distributed to US Foods Distribution locations in Indiana, North Carolina, New York, South Carolina, and West Virginia, totaling approximately 1,888 pounds.
Consumers can identify affected product using the following information: Batch numbers 261813, 261919, 261982; Lot numbers 2342289, 2371289, 2402289, 2411289, 2421289, 2431289, 2441289; Product number 75910; and Best By dates 9/5/23, 9/8/23, 9/11/23, 9/13/23, 9/14/23, 9/15/23, and 9/16/23.
The FDA classified this as a Class I recall due to potential Listeria monocytogenes contamination, a high-risk pathogen.
The recalled product
- Product
- Freshway Foods - Diced Butternut Squash, packaged in 4 pound plastic bags - 4 bags per case.
- Manufacturer
- Fresh Unlimited Inc
- Category
- Food — Diced Vegetables
- Hazard
- listeria
Is your product affected?
Check your packaging against the codes below. If any of them match, the product is part of this recall.
Lot numbers (15)
- Batch No. 261813
- 261919
- 261982 Lot No. 2342289
- 2371289
- 2402289
- 2411289
- 2421289
- 2431289
- 2441289 Product No. 75910 Best By: 9/5/23
- 9/8/23
- 9/11/23
- 9/13/23
- 9/14/23
- 9/15/23
- 9/16/23
Distribution
Distributed in 5 states:
- IN
- NC
- NY
- SC
- WV
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