CLASS I Food recall · Reported 21 Sep 2016 · FDA Enforcement Report

Watts Brothers Farms Organic Mixed Vegetables recalled by ConAgra Foods

ConAgra Foods is recalling Watts Brothers Farms Organic Mixed Vegetables, distributed in 20 states. The recall was initiated on 5 May 2016 and the FDA has classified it as Class I.

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Lot, batch or date codesAdditional codes recalled on 7/28/16 Best Before 01/08/17 6180 01 08 17 HH:MM Best Before 01/09/17 6180 01 09 17 HH:MM Best Before 02/02/17 6180 02 02 17 HH:MM Best Before 02/11/17 6180 02 11 17 HH:MM Best Before 02/26/17 6180 02 26 17 HH:MM Best Before 03/04/17 6180 03 04 17 HH:MM Best Before 03/05/17 6180 03 05 17 HH:MM Best Before 03/23/17 6180 03 23 17 HH:MM Best Before 06/29/17 6180 06 29 17 HH:MM Best Before 06/30/17 6180 06 30 17 HH:MM Best Before 07/23/17 6180 07 23 17 HH:MM Best Before 07/24/17 6180 07 24 17 HH:MM Best Before 08/10/17 6180 08 10 17 HH:MM Best Before 08/31/17 6180 08 31 17 HH:MM Best Before 09/04/17 6180 09 04 17 HH:MM Best Before 09/23/17 6180 09 23 17 HH:MM Best Before 09/24/17 6180 09 24 17 HH:MM Best Before 09/25/17 6180 09 25 17 HH:MM Best Before 10/01/17 6180 10 01 17 HH:MM Best Before 10/02/17 6180 10 02 17 HH:MM Best Before 10/14/17 6180 10 14 17 HH:MM Best Before 12/09/17 6180 12 09 17 HH:MM Best Before 12/10/17 6180 12 10 17 HH:MM Best Before 01/13/18 6180 01 13 18 HH:MM Best Before 01/15/18 6180 01 15 18 HH:MM Best Before 02/03/18 6180 02 03 18 HH:MM ******************************************************************** Best Before 09/30/16 6180 09 30 16 HH:MM Best Before 10/01/16 6180 10 01 16 HH:MM Best Before 10/16/16 6180 10 16 16 HH:MM Best Before 12/03/16 6180 12 03 16 HH:MM Best Before 12/11/16 6180 12 11 16 HH:MM Best Before 12/12/16 6180 12 12 16 HH:MM Best Before 12/16/16 6180 12 16 16 HH:MM Best Before 12/17/16 6180 12 17 16 HH:MM Best Before 01/20/17 6180 01 20 17 HH:MM Best Before 01/21/17 6180 01 21 17 HH:MM Best Before 02/03/17 6180 02 03 17 HH:MM Best Before 02/12/17 6180 02 12 17 HH:MM Best Before 02/26/17 6180 02 26 17 HH:MM Best Before 03/31/17 6180 03 31 17 HH:MM Best Before 04/17/17 6180 04 17 17 HH:MM Best Before 04/24/17 6180 04 24 17 HH:MM Best Before 04/25/17 6180 04 25 17 HH:MM Best Before 05/08/17 6180 05 08 17 HH:MM Best Before 05/12/17 6180 05 12 17 HH:MM Best Before 05/26/17 6180 05 26 17 HH:MM Best Before 05/27/17 6180 05 27 17 HH:MM Best Before 08/07/17 6180 08 07 17 HH:MM Best Before 08/27/17 6180 08 27 17 HH:MM Best Before 08/28/17 6180 08 28 17 HH:MM Best Before 09/01/17 6180 09 01 17 HH:MM Best Before 10/22/17 6180 10 22 17 HH:MM Best Before 10/23/17 6180 10 23 17 HH:MM Best Before 10/24/17 6180 10 24 17 HH:MM Best Before 10/25/17 6180 10 25 17 HH:MM Best Before 10/26/17 6180 10 26 17 HH:MM Best Before 01/14/18 6180 01 14 18 HH:MM Best Before 01/23/18 6180 01 23 18 HH:MM Best Before 01/24/18 6180 01 24 18 HH:MM Best Before 01/25/18 6180 01 25 18 HH:MM Best Before 02/09/18 6180 02 09 18 HH:MM Best Before 02/10/18 6180 02 10 18 HH:MM Best Before 02/26/18 6180 02 26 18 HH:MM Best Before 03/12/18 6180 03 12 18 HH:MM Best Before 03/30/18 6180 03 30 18 HH:MM Best Before 03/31/18 6180 03 31 18 HH:MM Best Before 04/05/18 6180 04 05 18 HH:MM Best Before 04/06/18 6180 04 06 18 HH:MM Best Before 04/13/18 6180 04 13 18 HH:MM Best Before 04/22/18 6180 04 22 18 HH:MM *****Foodservice codes***************************** Produced after May 1, 2014 best before date after April 26, 2016 *****NICHIREI codes*********** 2017.1.1/KH4 2017.1.2/KH4 2017.5.18/KH4 2016.12.29/KH4 2017.2.13/KH4 2017.2.14/KH4 expanded code: 2017.5.19/KH4

Quantity recalled7,543,480 lbs. - expanded recall 2,962,179 lbs.

Do not eat it. Return it to the store for a refund or throw it away. If you have symptoms after eating it, contact a doctor.

Recall details

Recall number: F-2278-2016
FDA event ID: 74071
Recalling firm: ConAgra Foods, Omaha, NE
Brand: Watts Brothers
Classification: Class I
Status: Terminated
Recall initiated: 5 May 2016
FDA classified: 15 Sep 2016
Reported: 21 Sep 2016
Type: Voluntary: Firm initiated
Customers notified by: Two or more of the following: Email, Fax, Letter, Press Release, Telephone, Visit
Reason category: Listeria
Product category: Soup

Timeline

5 May 2016	Recall initiated by company
15 Sep 2016	Classified by FDA	+133 days
21 Sep 2016	Published in enforcement report	+6 days

Companies usually start a recall weeks before the FDA classifies and publishes it; the gap above is that lag.

Reason for recall

Organic Mixed Vegetables are recalled due to the potential to be contaminated with Listeria monocytogenes.

Listeria monocytogenes can grow at refrigerator temperatures. Infection is most dangerous for pregnant women, newborns, older adults and people with weakened immune systems. Symptoms can appear up to 70 days after eating contaminated food.

Product as listed by the FDA

Watts Brothers Farms Organic Mixed Vegetables, UPC 681241053484. ************Foodservice Products******************** Watts Tote 4-Way Mixed Vegetables, item 3902 Watts Brothers 5 Way Mixed Vegetables, item V5173 Watts Brothers 4 Way Mixed Vegetables, item V5218 Watts Brothers 5 Way Mixed Vegetables, item V5246 Watts Brothers 4 Way Mixed Vegetables, item V5412 Sc 3623 12/40 oz 5-Way Mixed Vegetables, item V5359 Sc 2975 1/30# 5-Way Mixed Vegetables, item V5363 Sr 4493 12/40 oz 5-Way Mixed Vegetables, item V5370 Sr 2991 1/30# 5-Way Mixed Vegetables, item V5374 Alasko 6/2Kg 4-Way Mixed Vegetables, item V5448 Alasko 6/2Kg 4-Way Mixed Vegetables, item V5453 *********NICHIREI BRANDS ARE NOT DISTRIBUTED IN THE US***** Nichirei Organic Mixed Vegetables, item V5600, UPC 4 902130 363641. Nichirei Value + Organic Mixed Vegetables, item V5803, UPC 4 949486 327019

Where it was distributed

distributed in AZ, CA, CO, FL, HI, IA, ID, IL, LA, MD, MN, NJ, NV, OH, OK, PA, TX, UT, VA, and WI and in the following countries: Canada, Columbia, Japan, and Panama.

Arizona California Colorado Florida Hawaii Iowa Idaho Illinois Louisiana Maryland Minnesota New Jersey Nevada Ohio Oklahoma Pennsylvania Texas Utah Virginia Wisconsin

Questions about this recall

Why was it recalled?

Organic Mixed Vegetables are recalled due to the potential to be contaminated with Listeria monocytogenes.

Which lots are affected?

Additional codes recalled on 7/28/16 Best Before 01/08/17 6180 01 08 17 HH:MM Best Before 01/09/17 6180 01 09 17 HH:MM Best Before 02/02/17 6180 02 02 17 HH:MM Best Before 02/11/17 6180 02 11 17 HH:MM Best Before 02/26/17 6180 02 26 17 HH:MM Best Before 03/04/17 6180 03 04 17 HH:MM Best Before 03/05/17 6180 03 05 17 HH:MM Best Before 03/23/17 6180 03 23 17 HH:MM Best Before 06/29/17 6180 06 29 17 HH:MM Best Before 06/30/17 6180 06 30 17 HH:MM Best Before 07/23/17 6180 07 23 17 HH:MM Best Before 07/24/17 6180 07 24 17 HH:MM Best Before 08/10/17 6180 08 10 17 HH:MM Best Before 08/31/17 6180 08 31 17 HH:MM Best Before 09/04/17 6180 09 04 17 HH:MM Best Before 09/23/17 6180 09 23 17 HH:MM Best Before 09/24/17 6180 09 24 17 HH:MM Best Before 09/25/17 6180 09 25 17 HH:MM Best Before 10/01/17 6180 10 01 17 HH:MM Best Before 10/02/17 6180 10 02 17 HH:MM Best Before 10/14/17 6180 10 14 17 HH:MM Best Before 12/09/17 6180 12 09 17 HH:MM Best Before 12/10/17 6180 12 10 17 HH:MM Best Before 01/13/18 6180 01 13 18 HH:MM Best Before 01/15/18 6180 01 15 18 HH:MM Best Before 02/03/18 6180 02 03 18 HH:MM ******************************************************************** Best Before 09/30/16 6180 09 30 16 HH:MM Best Before 10/01/16 6180 10 01 16 HH:MM Best Before 10/16/16 6180 10 16 16 HH:MM Best Before 12/03/16 6180 12 03 16 HH:MM Best Before 12/11/16 6180 12 11 16 HH:MM Best Before 12/12/16 6180 12 12 16 HH:MM Best Before 12/16/16 6180 12 16 16 HH:MM Best Before 12/17/16 6180 12 17 16 HH:MM Best Before 01/20/17 6180 01 20 17 HH:MM Best Before 01/21/17 6180 01 21 17 HH:MM Best Before 02/03/17 6180 02 03 17 HH:MM Best Before 02/12/17 6180 02 12 17 HH:MM Best Before 02/26/17 6180 02 26 17 HH:MM Best Before 03/31/17 6180 03 31 17 HH:MM Best Before 04/17/17 6180 04 17 17 HH:MM Best Before 04/24/17 6180 04 24 17 HH:MM Best Before 04/25/17 6180 04 25 17 HH:MM Best Before 05/08/17 6180 05 08 17 HH:MM Best Before 05/12/17 6180 05 12 17 HH:MM Best Before 05/26/17 6180 05 26 17 HH:MM Best Before 05/27/17 6180 05 27 17 HH:MM Best Before 08/07/17 6180 08 07 17 HH:MM Best Before 08/27/17 6180 08 27 17 HH:MM Best Before 08/28/17 6180 08 28 17 HH:MM Best Before 09/01/17 6180 09 01 17 HH:MM Best Before 10/22/17 6180 10 22 17 HH:MM Best Before 10/23/17 6180 10 23 17 HH:MM Best Before 10/24/17 6180 10 24 17 HH:MM Best Before 10/25/17 6180 10 25 17 HH:MM Best Before 10/26/17 6180 10 26 17 HH:MM Best Before 01/14/18 6180 01 14 18 HH:MM Best Before 01/23/18 6180 01 23 18 HH:MM Best Before 01/24/18 6180 01 24 18 HH:MM Best Before 01/25/18 6180 01 25 18 HH:MM Best Before 02/09/18 6180 02 09 18 HH:MM Best Before 02/10/18 6180 02 10 18 HH:MM Best Before 02/26/18 6180 02 26 18 HH:MM Best Before 03/12/18 6180 03 12 18 HH:MM Best Before 03/30/18 6180 03 30 18 HH:MM Best Before 03/31/18 6180 03 31 18 HH:MM Best Before 04/05/18 6180 04 05 18 HH:MM Best Before 04/06/18 6180 04 06 18 HH:MM Best Before 04/13/18 6180 04 13 18 HH:MM Best Before 04/22/18 6180 04 22 18 HH:MM *****Foodservice codes***************************** Produced after May 1, 2014 best before date after April 26, 2016 *****NICHIREI codes*********** 2017.1.1/KH4 2017.1.2/KH4 2017.5.18/KH4 2016.12.29/KH4 2017.2.13/KH4 2017.2.14/KH4 expanded code: 2017.5.19/KH4

Where was it sold?

distributed in AZ, CA, CO, FL, HI, IA, ID, IL, LA, MD, MN, NJ, NV, OH, OK, PA, TX, UT, VA, and WI and in the following countries: Canada, Columbia, Japan, and Panama.

What should I do if I have it?

Do not eat it. Return it to the store for a refund or throw it away. If you have symptoms after eating it, contact a doctor.

What does Class I mean?

Class I is the most serious FDA recall category: there is a reasonable probability that using the product will cause serious health consequences or death.

Read the official FDA notice · Source record retrieved 26 Sep 2026. The FDA describes openFDA data as unvalidated; the official notice takes precedence. This page reports the record and gives no medical advice.

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