Terminated Class II

National Frozen Foods Corporation

Recall F-1944-2019 · Albany, OR

Product

Great Value Chopped Spinach, packed in poly bags, net wt. 12 oz. 12 oz. bag UPC: 0 78742 23740 4. master case UPC: 3 00 78742 23740 5. The retail 12 oz. bag label is read in parts: "*** Great Value Chopped Spinach ***INGREDIENTS: SPINACH *** DISTRIBUTED BY: Walmart Inc., Bentonville, AR 72716 *** MICROWAVE INSTRUCTIONS: Place frozen, unopened bag with the "this side up" indicator facing up in microwave. Do no pierce bag *** Microwave on high for 6 minutes. During cooking, the bag will slowly inflate. A special vent in the bag will allow the steam to escape and a whistling sound may be heard ***Let stand for 1 minute after cooking. Carefully handle bag at corners and remove from microwave with two hands*** STOVETOP INSTRUCTIONS: Empty frozen contents of bag into a 2-quart nonstick saucepan Add 1 cup water ***Cover and cook over medium heat for 6-7 minutes, stirring occasionally***"

Reason for recall

Spinach was recalled due to a potential for contamination with Listeria monocytogenes

Distribution

Distributed in AL, AR, MO, NE, OK, TX, and WY.

Quantity affected

3,124 cases (10/12 oz. bags per case)

Recall type

Voluntary: Firm initiated

Lot / code info

Best if Used By Date: SEP 14 2020. Lot 19031403A05. The lot breakdown as: 19 Year. 03 Month. 14 Day. 03 Facility (Albany). A Production Interval. 05 Production Line.

Timeline

18 Jul 2019 initiated 25 Jul 2019 classified 31 Jul 2019 reported 16 Sep 2019 terminated

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