Class IITerminated · reported 2015-10-14

Cascadian Farm Organic Cut Green Beans, Net. Wt. 16 oz.

General Mills, Inc recalled this product and the FDA reported the enforcement action on 14 October 2015 as Class II. The recall was initiated by the firm. General Mills is recalling a limited quantity of frozen Cascadian Farm Cut Green Beans after one package of finished product tested positive for the presence of Listeria monocytogenes.

The record

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Product: Cascadian Farm Organic Cut Green Beans, Net. Wt. 16 oz.
Reason for recall: General Mills is recalling a limited quantity of frozen Cascadian Farm Cut Green Beans after one package of finished product tested positive for the presence of Listeria monocytogenes.
Recalling firm: General Mills, Inc
Firm location: Minneapolis, Minnesota, United States
Classification: Class II
Status: Terminated
Recall number: F-0001-2016
Quantity: 4689 cases
Distribution: nationwide
Initiated: 2 October 2015
Reported by FDA: 14 October 2015
Terminated: 8 April 2016
Firm notified by: E-Mail
Product codes: By 29JUN2017

Reading this record

Five things about this record are not in the record itself, and each one changes how it should be read.

Class II means the FDA judged a remote probability of serious harm, or a probability of temporary or medically reversible harm. The class is assigned by an agency health hazard evaluation under 21 CFR 7.41, not by the firm.
The firm started this recall itself. Most FDA food recalls are voluntary, and a recall is a food safety plan working rather than failing. The circumstances in which the agency asks for one instead are set out in 21 CFR 7.45.
This record is the only one the FDA opened for its recall event, so it covers a single product code.
The recall ran for 6 months, from 2 October 2015 to termination on 8 April 2016. Termination means the agency judged that all reasonable effort had been made, under 21 CFR 7.55, and it says nothing about whether product remained in circulation.
The FDA published the enforcement report 12 days after the firm began the recall.
The product description on this record names no food this site can classify, so it appears on no food-type page. That is a limit of the description rather than of the recall.

What this recall was for

Listeria monocytogenes

Listeria monocytogenes is a bacterium that grows at refrigeration temperature, which is why it dominates recalls of ready-to-eat foods that are never cooked again before they are eaten.

A preventive controls plan covers Listeria contamination under the clauses below. This is where the control belongs, not a finding against any firm named on this page: a recall record states a reason, and most of these recalls were initiated by the firm itself.

21 CFR 117.135(c)(3): Sanitation controls: the controls on cleaning food-contact surfaces and on preventing cross-contact and cross-contamination from insanitary objects, people and equipment.
21 CFR 117.165(a)(3): Environmental monitoring: testing the processing environment for an environmental pathogen, required when a ready-to-eat food is exposed to the environment before packaging.
21 CFR 117.150: Corrective actions: what a facility does when a preventive control was not properly implemented, including identifying and correcting the problem and evaluating the food for safety.

Other records from General Mills, Inc

The FDA opens one enforcement record per product code, so several of these are frequently one recall event. 37 other records name this firm.

Reported	Product	Firm	Reason	Class
2023-05-24	Gold Medal Unbleached All Purpose Flour, Enriched, Presifted, packaged in the following sizes: 1. Net Wt 5 lb (2.26kg), UPC 0 16000-19610 0; and 2. Net Wt 10 lb (4.53kg), UPC 0 16000-19580 6. Dist. By General Mills Sales, Inc., Minneapolid, MN 55440.	General Mills, Inc	Flour has the potential to be contaminated with Salmonella.	Class I
2023-05-24	Gold Medal Bleached All Purpose Flour, Enriched, Presifted, packaged in the following sizes: 1. Net Wt 32 oz (2lb) 907g, UPC 0 16000-10710 6; and 2. Net Wt 5lb (2.26kg), UPC 0 16000-10610 9. Dist. By General Mills Sales, Inc., Minneapolis, MN 55440.	General Mills, Inc	Flour has the potential to be contaminated with Salmonella.	Class I
2019-10-09	Gold Medal Enriched, Presifted, Unbleached All Purpose Flour, Net Wt. 5 lb (2.26 kg), in paper bags. UPC 16000-19610	General Mills, Inc	5 lb. bags of Gold Medal Unbleached All Purpose flour have the potential to be contaminated with E. coli O26:H11	Class II
2019-02-13	Gold Medal Unbleached All Purpose Flour. Net Wt 5 lb. (2.26kg). UPC 16000-19610. Distributed By General Mills Sales, Inc., Minneapolis, MN 55440 Cook Before Sneaking a Taste. Flour is Raw. Please Cook Fully Before Enjoying.	General Mills, Inc	Gold Medal Unbleached All Purpose 5 lb. flour is being recalled due to potential Salmonella contamination.	Class II
2018-08-08	Cheerios Protein Oats & Honey, Packaged in the following sizes: Net Wt. 19 oz. (583g) UPC 16000-44473. 12 boxes/case, Net Wt. 14.1 oz. (399g) UPC 16000-45137. 16 boxes/case. Dist. By General M ills Sales, Inc., Minneapolis, MN 55440 USA.	General Mills, Inc	Cheerios Protein Oats and Honey cereal may be contaminated with Salmonella.	Class II
2018-02-21	Larabar Chocolate Chip Cookie Dough, 5 - 1.6 oz (45g) bars Net Wt 8.0 oz(226g), UPC 21908-48817. Case UPC 000-21908-41675-5	General Mills, Inc	Larabar Chocolate Chip Cookie Dough, 5 count, are being recalled because they may contain individually wrapped and labeled Coconut Cream Pie Bars.	Class II
2017-11-01	Cascadian Farm Organic Cinnamon Raisin Granola, Net Wt 15.6 oz (442g). UPC 21908-74329	General Mills, Inc	General Mills is recalling 2 production runs of Cascadian Farm Organic Cinnamon Raisin Granola due to undeclared nut allergen, almond.	Class I
2017-08-09	IQF White Rice ES CA, Cardboard Tote, product #4621686100.	General Mills, Inc	General Mills was notified by customer of IQF noodles found in IQF rice. The IQF noodles contain eggs and wheat.	Class I
2017-06-21	Chocolate chip cookie dough larabars, 10 count , UPC 100-21908-49031 incorrectly packaged in peanut butter cookie larabars boxes, 10 count, UPC000-21908-49154.	General Mills, Inc	Chocolate chip cookie dough larabars which contain cashews were incorrectly packaged in peanut butter cookie larabars boxes. The individual labeling on the chocolate chip cookie dough larabars is correct despite being in the wrong boxes.	Class II
2016-09-21	Betty Crocker Delights Super Moist Party Rainbow Chip Cake Mix, NET WT 15.25 OZ (432 g), Package, UPC package 1 00 16000 40997 9, Carton UPC: 000-16000-40997.	General Mills, Inc	Three flavors of Betty Crocker cake mix are being recalled by General Mills because of possible contamination with E. coli O121 associated with Gold Medal Flour recall.	Class I

All 38 records for General Mills, Inc

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