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Del Mar Food Products Corp. Recall: Firm was notified by customer of a positive Listeria Monocytogenes result during routine testing upon receipt of IQF frozen chopped spinach supplied by Del Mar Food Products.

United States

TerminatedClass I

Company
Del Mar Food Products Corp.
Product
I.Q.F Chopped Spinach, Del Mar Foods Product Corp; 35 lb.…
Recall date
April 25, 2017
Terminated
May 31, 2017
Source
FDA

Reason for recall

Firm was notified by customer of a positive Listeria Monocytogenes result during routine testing upon receipt of IQF frozen chopped spinach supplied by Del Mar Food Products.

  1. - Recall initiated
  2. - Reported by source
  3. - Recall terminated
Recalled products
Product description UPC Quantity Lot / code information
I.Q.F Chopped Spinach, Del Mar Foods Product Corp; 35 lb. Net Weight. brown case fiber with polyliner Del Mar Food Products; Watsonville, CA 95077 Not published in this source record 708 x 35 lb. cases Frozen Spinach Code 1231V 160422; A black stencil with: 1231V 160422

Distribution

  • Four customers in CA and MI

Official source record

Agency
FDA
Dataset
FDA Food Enforcement (Recalls)
Recall number
F-2235-2017
Event ID
77149
Status
Terminated
Classification
Class I
Company
Del Mar Food Products Corp.
Product description
I.Q.F Chopped Spinach, Del Mar Foods Product Corp; 35 lb. Net Weight. brown case fiber with polyliner Del Mar Food Products; Watsonville, CA 95077
Quantity
708 x 35 lb. cases
Reason
Firm was notified by customer of a positive Listeria Monocytogenes result during routine testing upon receipt of IQF frozen chopped spinach supplied by Del Mar Food Products.
Recall initiation date
April 25, 2017
Report date
May 24, 2017
Classification date
Not published in this source record
Termination date
May 31, 2017
Distribution pattern
Four customers in CA and MI
UPC, lot, and code information
Frozen Spinach Code 1231V 160422; A black stencil with: 1231V 160422
Voluntary or mandated
Voluntary: Firm initiated
Initial notification method
Letter
Source last updated
Not tracked separately from the Public Health Trace retrieval date below
Public Health Trace retrieval date

Responsible company: Del Mar Food Products Corp.

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Product
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Published
October 29, 2025
Distribution
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California 1
Michigan 1

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