Frozen Chunk Avocado Recalled After FDA Discovers Positive Listeria in Sample

Nature's Touch Frozen Foods, a Canadian-based importer is recalling its frozen chunked avocado after FDA testing found Listeria in one of the bags they sampled.  The product was shipped to 15 states, all west of the Mississippi, and to numerous retailers.

Only one lot code was recalled...so far.

https://www.fda.gov/safety/recalls-market-withdrawals-safety-alerts/natures-touch-frozen-foods-west-inc-voluntarily-recalls-signature-select-avocado-chunks-due
Nature’s Touch Frozen Foods (West) Inc. Voluntarily Recalls Signature Select Avocado Chunks Due to Potential Listeria Monocytogenes Contamination
Summary
Company Announcement Date: June 18, 2019
FDA Publish Date: June 18, 2019

Product Type:Food & Beverages
Reason for Announcement:  Listeria monocytogenes
Company Name:Nature’s Touch Frozen Foods West Inc
Brand Name:  Signature Select
Product Description:  Avocado Chunks

FDA Announcement

NATURE’S TOUCH FROZEN FOODS (WEST) INC. (“Nature’s Touch”) is voluntary recalling Signature Select Avocado Chunks, with a best before date of Oct 11, 20, due to potential contamination with Listeria monocytogenes (the “Product”).

Nature’s Touch is issuing this voluntary recall based on strict precautionary measures after the company was informed by the FDA that a routine sampling program found a positive result for Listeria monocytogenes in one sample bag of the Product.

Listeria monocytogenes is an organism which can cause serious and sometimes fatal infections in young children, frail or elderly people, and others with weakened immune systems. Although healthy individuals may suffer only short-term symptoms such as high fever, severe headache, stiffness, nausea, abdominal pain and diarrhea, Listeria infection can cause miscarriages and stillbirths among pregnant women.

To date, there have been no reported illnesses associated with the product that is the subject of this precautionary recall:

Brand  Product Size  UPC  Codes
Signature Select Avocado Chunks (Frozen) 12 oz. 2113009412
UPC found on the back of the panel. Best Before  OCT 11 20
located at the back of the packaging

The Product was distributed in the States of Alaska, Arizona, California, Colorado, Hawaii, Idaho, Nebraska, Nevada, New Mexico, Oregon, South Dakota, Washington, Wyoming, Texas and Utah and at these following banner stores:
1.Albertsons
2.Safeway
3.Safeway Community Markets
4.Carrs-Safeway
5.Eagle
6.Lucky
7.Pak N Save
8.Pavilions
9.Vons

Consumers who have purchased the Product should discard or return it to the place of purchase for a full refund.

The Nature’s Touch Consumer Service Team will be available to answer any questions by phone at: 1-877-850-2664 between Monday to Friday 9:00 to 1700hrs EST or by email at: info@naturestouch.ca.

At Nature’s Touch, our passion is finding the highest-quality frozen foods for our consumers and we are deeply committed to food safety at every production stage. This voluntary recall reflects our dedication to ensuring the safety of our consumers while enjoying our products.