Summary
Company Announcement Date: December 27, 2024
FDA Publish Date: December 31, 2024
Product Type: Food & Beverages
Reason for Announcement: Potential Foodborne Illness – Listeria monocytogenes
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 the 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 the back of the bag, with Best if Used by Date Dec 10, 2024, and Lot Code: BFFG327A6 on the front of the 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.
Company Contact Information
877-456-7445: Monday to Friday, 8 am to 4 pm PST or email WeCare@bragafresh.com
Media Contact
WeCare@BragaFresh.com
Conclusion
Braga Fresh is taking proactive measures to ensure the safety of its consumers by issuing a precautionary advisory for a single production lot of washed and ready-to-eat 12oz Marketside Broccoli Florets. We urge consumers who have this product in their freezers to not consume and discard the product.
FAQs
Q: What is the reason for this advisory?
A: The advisory is due to the possibility of contamination with Listeria monocytogenes.
Q: What products are affected by this advisory?
A: Only 12oz bags of Marketside Broccoli Florets with a UPC code 6 81131 32884 5, Best if Used by Date Dec 10, 2024, and Lot Code: BFFG327A6 are affected.
Q: Can I still consume the product?
A: No, consumers who have this product in their freezers should not consume and discard the product.
Q: How can I contact Braga Fresh for more information?
A: You can contact Braga Fresh at 877-456-7445: Monday to Friday, 8 am to 4 pm PST or email WeCare@bragafresh.com.
