California Produce Company Recalls Broccoli Florets After State Testing Finds Listeria

 Braga Fresh of Soledad, Calif. is voluntarily issuing a precautionary advisory of a single production lot of washed and ready-to-eat 12oz Marketside Broccoli Florets with best if used by date Dec 10, 2024.  This advisory is being initiated due to possibility of contamination with Listeria monocytogenes. The potential for contamination was discovered during random sampling by Texas Health & Human Services from a Texas store location where one of multiple samples yielded a positive test result.  This product is past its best if used by date and is no longer in stores, but consumers may have frozen the item for later use.

Just to point out that this recall is for one lot of product due to Listeria being detected in that product.  As we have seen with other recalls involving Listeria, recalls can be expanded if it is determined that the facility did not have control of Listeria as determined from that company's internal controls.  Records of testing and cleaning as well as observation of practices may indicate issues, or may be viewed as suspect for not being sufficiently robust.

https://www.fda.gov/safety/recalls-market-withdrawals-safety-alerts/braga-fresh-issues-voluntary-and-precautionary-advisory-due-possible-health-risk
Braga Fresh Issues Voluntary and Precautionary Advisory Due to Possible Health Risk
Summary
Company Announcement Date:  December 27, 2024
FDA Publish Date:  December 31, 2024
Product Type:  Food & Beverages  Produce
Reason for Announcement:  Potential Foodborne Illness – Listeria monocytogenes
Company Name:  Braga Fresh
Brand Name:  Marketside
Product Description:  Broccoli Florets

Company Announcement

Soledad, Calif. – Dec. 27, 2024 – Braga Fresh is voluntarily issuing a precautionary advisory of a single production lot of washed and ready-to-eat 12oz Marketside Broccoli Florets with best if used by date Dec 10, 2024.

This product is past its best if used by date and is no longer in stores, but consumers may have frozen the item for later use. Consumers who have this product in their freezers should not consume and discard the product.

This advisory is being initiated due to possibility of contamination with Listeria monocytogenes. The potential for contamination was discovered during random sampling by Texas Health & Human Services from a Texas store location where one of multiple samples yielded a positive test result.

To date, no illnesses have been reported in connection with this 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 monocytogenes infection can cause miscarriages and stillbirths among pregnant women.

The specific product involved are 12oz bags of Marketside Broccoli Florets sold at Walmart stores identified by having a UPC code 6 81131 32884 5 on back of bag, with Best if Used by Date Dec 10, 2024, and Lot Code: BFFG327A6 on front of bag. All potentially affected products are past their expiration date and no longer for sale. This voluntary advisory does not apply to any other Marketside or Braga Fresh produced products.

Consumers who have this product in their possession should not consume and discard the product. The only products involved in this advisory can be identified with the following details:

Marketside Broccoli Florets 12oz Bag
Store:  Walmart
Distributed to select stores in:  AK, AR, AZ, CA, CO, ID, IL, IN, KY, LA, MI, MT, NV, OH, OK, OR, TX, UT, WA, WY
Product UPC Code:  6 81131 32884 5
Lot Code:  BFFG327A6
Best If Used by Date:  Dec 10, 2024
Pack Size & Packaging:  12-ounce, bag

Consumers: with additional questions may contact 877-456-7445: Monday to Friday, 8 am to 4 pm PST or email WeCare@bragafresh.com.

Media Contact: WeCare@BragaFresh.com.