Organic Pitted Date Paste recalled over Listeria risk

Recall date

May 21, 2017

Source

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

Official notice title

HVF Inc. d.b.a Huson Valley Farms recalls Organic Pitted Date Paste, Net Wt. 40 LBS

Recall number

F-2853-2017

FDA classification

Class I

Brand / firm

HVF Inc. d.b.a Huson Valley Farms

Sold / distributed

PA, NH, NY, TX, FL, MA, MD, CA, CO, NJ, GA, MN, MI, IL, OH, AZ, WI, TN, NC, British Columbia

Why it was recalled

Listeria monocytogenes found on food contact surfaces and non-food contact surfaces.

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

Organic Pitted Date Paste, Net Wt. 40 LBS