Potato/whole peeled recalled over Listeria risk

Recall date

July 15, 2016

Source

U.S. Food & Drug Administration (FDA) — enforcement report

Official notice title

Greenberg Fruit Co recalls potato/whole peeled, Label states "Joe's Pride" and bears the address 9705 I Street, Omaha, NE 68127. Product is packag…

Recall number

F-2613-2016

FDA classification

Class I

Brand / firm

Greenberg Fruit Co

Sold / distributed

Affected product was distributed to foodservice establishments in Omaha, Lincoln, and Bellevue, NE only.

Why it was recalled

Routine environmental test samples were positive for Listeria monocytogenes on two processing machines.

Class I is the FDA’s most serious recall level: there is a reasonable probability that using this product will cause serious harm or death.

What was recalled

potato/whole peeled, Label states "Joe's Pride" and bears the address 9705 I Street, Omaha, NE 68127. Product is packaged in poly bags inside cardboard boxes. All products have a best by date of 12 days after the production date.