FDA Recall United States TerminatedTerminated: January 30, 2017Historical recordClass II
National Frozen Foods Corporation
- Product
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- Published
- September 21, 2016
- Distribution
- Nationwide
National Frozen Foods Corporation Recall: Spinach was recalled due to a potential for contamination with Listeria monocytogenes - F-1944-2019
United States
TerminatedClass II
- Company
- National Frozen Foods Corporation
- Product
- Great Value Chopped Spinach, packed in poly bags, net wt. 12…
- Recall date
- July 18, 2019
- Terminated
- September 16, 2019
- Source
- FDA
Reason for recall
Spinach was recalled due to a potential for contamination with Listeria monocytogenes
- - Recall initiated
- - Reported by source
- - Recall terminated
| Product description | UPC | Quantity | Lot / code information |
|---|---|---|---|
| Great Value Chopped Spinach, packed in poly bags, net wt. 12 oz. 12 oz. bag UPC: 0 78742 23740 4. master case UPC: 3 00 78742 23740 5. The retail 12 oz. bag label is read in parts: "*** Great Value Chopped Spinach ***INGREDIENTS: SPINACH *** DISTRIBUTED BY: Walmart Inc., Bentonville, AR 72716 *** MICROWAVE INSTRUCTIONS: Place frozen, unopened bag with the "this side up" indicator facing up in microwave. Do no pierce bag *** Microwave on high for 6 minutes. During cooking, the bag will slowly inflate. A special vent in the bag will allow the steam to escape and a whistling sound may be heard ***Let stand for 1 minute after cooking. Carefully handle bag at corners and remove from microwave with two hands*** STOVETOP INSTRUCTIONS: Empty frozen contents of bag into a 2-quart nonstick saucepan Add 1 cup water ***Cover and cook over medium heat for 6-7 minutes, stirring occasionally***" | Not published in this source record | 3,124 cases (10/12 oz. bags per case) | Best if Used By Date: SEP 14 2020. Lot 19031403A05. The lot breakdown as: 19 Year. 03 Month. 14 Day. 03 Facility (Albany). A Production Interval. 05 Production Line. |
Distribution
- Distributed in AL
- AR
- MO
- NE
- OK
- TX
- and WY.
Official source record
- Agency
- FDA
- Dataset
- FDA Food Enforcement (Recalls)
- Recall number
- F-1944-2019
- Event ID
- 83369
- Status
- Terminated
- Classification
- Class II
- Company
- National Frozen Foods Corporation
- Product description
- Great Value Chopped Spinach, packed in poly bags, net wt. 12 oz. 12 oz. bag UPC: 0 78742 23740 4. master case UPC: 3 00 78742 23740 5. The retail 12 oz. bag label is read in parts: "*** Great Value Chopped Spinach ***INGREDIENTS: SPINACH *** DISTRIBUTED BY: Walmart Inc., Bentonville, AR 72716 *** MICROWAVE INSTRUCTIONS: Place frozen, unopened bag with the "this side up" indicator facing up in microwave. Do no pierce bag *** Microwave on high for 6 minutes. During cooking, the bag will slowly inflate. A special vent in the bag will allow the steam to escape and a whistling sound may be heard ***Let stand for 1 minute after cooking. Carefully handle bag at corners and remove from microwave with two hands*** STOVETOP INSTRUCTIONS: Empty frozen contents of bag into a 2-quart nonstick saucepan Add 1 cup water ***Cover and cook over medium heat for 6-7 minutes, stirring occasionally***"
- Quantity
- 3,124 cases (10/12 oz. bags per case)
- Reason
- Spinach was recalled due to a potential for contamination with Listeria monocytogenes
- Recall initiation date
- July 18, 2019
- Report date
- July 31, 2019
- Classification date
- Not published in this source record
- Termination date
- September 16, 2019
- Distribution pattern
- Distributed in AL, AR, MO, NE, OK, TX, and WY.
- UPC, lot, and code information
- Best if Used By Date: SEP 14 2020. Lot 19031403A05. The lot breakdown as: 19 Year. 03 Month. 14 Day. 03 Facility (Albany). A Production Interval. 05 Production Line.
- Voluntary or mandated
- Voluntary: Firm initiated
- Initial notification method
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A map highlighting the states named in the source's distribution description.
Shading reflects state-level totals only, as published by the source. It does not imply county-level or point-level precision.
| State | Distributed |
|---|---|
| Alabama | 1 |
| Arkansas | 1 |
| Missouri | 1 |
| Nebraska | 1 |
| Oklahoma | 1 |
| Texas | 1 |
| Wyoming | 1 |
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