FDA Food recall · Reported November 25, 2015
Italian Green Beans. Product is IQF frozen, not ready to eat, each label carries cooking instructions. Packages sizes: 14 oz.; 16 oz.; 2 lbs.; 2.5 lbs.; 20 lbs. and 1,350 lbs. (tote) Product is sold under brands: Birds Eye (C&W), Markson First Crop, Bountiful Harvest, River Valley, Simplot Classic, Sysco Classic, Sysco Imperial, National, Monarch, Valamont, Worlds Finest, Tasteful and totes . Labels read in part: Item # 70332-00052 (not on label). "***BIRDS EYE C&W ***cut italian
Italian Green Beans product is recalled due to potential to be contaminated with Listeria monocytogenes.
National Frozen Foods Corporation--Seattle recalled Italian Green Beans. Product is IQF frozen, not ready to eat, each label carries cooking … - a moderate-severity action.
Italian Green Beans. Product is IQF frozen, not ready to eat, each label carries cooking … was recalled by National Frozen Foods Corporation--Seattle in November 25, 2015. Reason: Italian Green Beans product is recalled due to potential to be contaminated with Listeria monocytogenes.. Check the official notice for the remedy. Verify recall #F-0201-2016 with the FDA Food before acting.
The recall
National Frozen Foods Corporation--Seattle issued this moderate-severity FDA Food recall-Italian Green Beans product is recalled due to potential to be contaminated with Listeria monocytogenes..
- Moderate
- severity level
- Class II
- classification
- November 25, 2015
- reported
Sourced from official FDA Food enforcement records. Verify recall #F-0201-2016 with the agency before acting. Full product description, hazard, remedy, and related recalls are below.
Recall Insight
This recall's affected scope, documented in the Recall Profile below, stays within a single-region or limited-distribution footprint. Distribution scope (see Distribution below) directly affects the consumer exposure window and determines whether a recall remains regional or escalates into a nationwide advisory.
Within the same product category the archive holds 6 closely related recalls, 6 from FDA Food - clustering in a narrow category often points to a systemic quality-control or supplier issue rather than a one-off defect. Always verify the recall number against the official agency record before acting.
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Where this recall sits in its category - 25,457 food recalls on record
Of 88,244 recalls with an agency hazard classification, 19,068 are high severity, 64,652 moderate, and 4,524 low. A further 16,179 CPSC/NHTSA recalls have no agency class and are excluded from this split. This recall is classified moderate severity.
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Product description
Italian Green Beans. Product is IQF frozen, not ready to eat, each label carries cooking instructions. Packages sizes: 14 oz.; 16 oz.; 2 lbs.; 2.5 lbs.; 20 lbs. and 1,350 lbs. (tote) Product is sold under brands: Birds Eye (C&W), Markson First Crop, Bountiful Harvest, River Valley, Simplot Classic, Sysco Classic, Sysco Imperial, National, Monarch, Valamont, Worlds Finest, Tasteful and totes . Labels read in part: Item # 70332-00052 (not on label). "***BIRDS EYE C&W ***cut italian green beans***14oz***(UPC) 0 70332 00052 8***" Proof, of bag label. provided. Shipper case UPC Code 10070332000525. Item # 23234-13195 (not on label). "***12/2 LB***334400***MARKSON FIRST CROP*** Case label and proof of generic bag label provided. Generic labels are stamped with Net Wt.. during production. No UPC Code - Generic Bag; Shipper Case UPC Code 10723234131957. Item # 22486-11893 is contained on case label "***12/2.5 LB BAGS NET WT. 30 LBS***22486***11893***1614***Bountiful Harvest Originals ITALIAN GREEN BEANS******" Case label and bag label provided. No UPC Code - Generic Bag. Shipping Case UPC Code 30822486118939. Item # 78982-00445-2 not on bag. "*** RIVER VALLEY*** Italian Green Beans NET WT. 16 OZ.***(UPC) 0 78982 11445 2***". Bag label provided. Shipping Case UPC Code 78982114452. Item # 71179-18052 not on bag/box. "***12/32 OZ BAGS***10071179180524***SIMPLOT CLASSIC ITALIAN BEANS***". Case label and a generic Simplot proof label for bag provided. There is no UPC on generic bag; Shipping Case UPC Code 10071179180524. Item # 74865-07851 not on label. "***Classic SYSCO ***Italian Cut Green Beans*** NET WT 32 OZ (2 LBS)***". Proof of bag and case label provided. No UPC Code-Generic Bag. Shipping Case UPC Code 1007117918052. Item # 74865-38722 "*** Imperial SYSCO ***FRESH FROZEN ITALIAN BEANS 6409577***" 12/2 LB. stamps applied, case and partial copy of bag labels provided. UPC for bag 74865-38722, Shipping Case UPC Code 10074865387221. Item # 74865-07851 "***Classic SYSCO***Fresh Frozen Italian Cut Breen Beans***NET WT 32 OZ (2 LBS)***(UPC) 0 74865 07851 1***" Proof of bag label provided. Shipping Case UPC Code 10074865078518. Item # 72608-30730. "***FROZEN ITALIAN BEAN MIXED CUTS DISTRIBUTED BY NATIONAL FROZEN FOODS CORPORATION SEATTLE, WA 98109***" 20 LB NET WT. ; case label provided. Blue liner used, no UPC for liner. Shipping Case UPC Code 7260830730. Item # 58108-00504. "***MONARCH***ITALIAN GREEN BEANS***NET WT/PESO NETO 32 OZ (2 LB)***(UPC) 7 58108 00504 4***". Proof for bag label provided. Shipping Case UPC Code 50758108005049. Item # 72608-12284 for 12/2 and item # 72608-12288 for 20 lb. case. "***FROZEN VALAMONT ITALIAN BEANS ***" 12/2 LB case and 20 lb; case labels provided. In the 20 lb case a generic blue bag is used. In the 12/2lb product clear plastic bags are used. Photos of the bags were provided. 12/2 Case UPC Code 10072608122849. 20 lb Case UPC Code 00072608122880. Item # WFN99-11200. "***C.H. BELT'S WORLDS FINEST Italian Cut Beans***NET WT. 91 KG (2 LBS) 32 OZ*** (UPC)8 82240 00004 6***". Partial label of bag and proof of label provided. Shipping Case UPC Code 10882240000043. Item # 72608-30605. "***72608***30605***12/2 LBS***TASTEFULL ITALIAN BEANS ***" Case label and photo of product inside case were provided. There is no labeling on bags, they are clear poly. Shipping Case UPC Code 7260830605. Totes IT BEAN R/C - have a sticker. The one for FSUP-111-110, 111-720, 111-136 were provided. All are 1350 lbs. There are no UPC codes.
Reason for recall
Italian Green Beans product is recalled due to potential to be contaminated with Listeria monocytogenes.
Recall Profile
| Attribute | Value |
|---|---|
| Agency | U.S. Food and Drug Administration |
| Severity class | Moderate (Class II) |
| Status | Terminated |
| Recall number | F-0201-2016 |
| Date reported | November 25, 2015 |
| Date initiated | July 15, 2015 |
| Recalling firm | National Frozen Foods Corporation--Seattle |
| Firm location | Seattle, WA |
| Affected scope | 1,052,938 lbs. |
| Distribution | distributed nationwide |
Profile values are sourced directly from the official FDA Food enforcement record. Source: U.S. Food and Drug Administration.
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