This Company Issues Voluntary Recall (<i>Listeria</i>) Of Multiple Frozen Food Items Sold Under Various Brand Names, See List

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This Company Issues Voluntary Recall (Listeria) Of Multiple Frozen Food Items Sold Under Various Brand Names, See List

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(May 3, 2016, 2:30 p.m.) -- In a release, CRF Frozen Foods of Pasco, Washington says that "as a precaution" it's expanding its voluntary recall of frozen organic and traditional fruits and vegetables because "these products have the potential to be contaminated with Listeria monocytogenes. The organism can cause serious and sometimes fatal infections in young children, frail or elderly people, and others with weakened immune systems. Although healthy individuals may suffer only short-term symptoms such as high fever, severe headache, stiffness, nausea, abdominal pain, and diarrhea, Listeria infection can cause miscarriages and stillbirths among pregnant women."

We noticed that the list includes some products sold under the brand names "Pantry Essentials" and "Safeway Kitchens" (see this link for specific items affected.)

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[CRF release text] This expanded recall of frozen vegetables includes all of the frozen organic and traditional fruit and vegetable products manufactured or processed in CRF Frozen Foods’ Pasco facility since May 1, 2014. All affected products have the best by dates or sell by dates between April 26, 2016 and April 26, 2018. These include approximately 358 consumer products sold under 42 separate brands, the details of which are listed below. Products include organic and non-organic broccoli, butternut squash, carrots, cauliflower, corn, edamame, green beans, Italian beans, kale, leeks, lima beans, onions, peas, pepper strips, potatoes, potato medley, root medley, spinach, sweet potatoes, various vegetable medleys, blends, and stir fry packages, blueberries, cherries, cranberries, peaches, raspberries, and strawberries. For a complete list of affected products, see below.