Food recall: Kale, 4/ 1 lb, & 1 /2 lb shredded packaged in plastic, keep refrigerated
Class I FDA enforcement event 74118. Recall start date: . Status in the FDA record: Terminated. Termination date: .
Reason for recall, in the words of FDA
Pearson Foods Corporation is voluntarily recalling a limited number of packaged Kale products because they may be contaminated with Salmonella.
Class I, in the words of FDA
a situation in which there is a reasonable probability that the use of or exposure to a violative product will cause serious adverse health consequences or death
Pearson Foods Inc. started this food recall on 9 May 2016. The firm address in the FDA record is in Grand Rapids, MI. FDA put the recall in Class I. FDA event 74118 has 2 product records. The first FDA enforcement report date is 7 Sep 2016. The record gives the status Terminated, with the termination date 30 Mar 2017.
It is important to note that most of the time recall classifications are determined after the recalling firm provides all of the information needed to determine the risk posed to public health. The classification and posting in the FDA Enforcement Report should not be seen as an expansion or change to a firm’s voluntary public warning.
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Distribution
In the words of FDA.
Domestic Only: IL, MI, WI No Foreign or VA/DOD
Recalling firm
Pearson Foods Inc., Grand Rapids, MI.
Recalling firm: The firm that the FDA record names for a recall.
FDA records how the recall started: Voluntary: Firm initiated.
Products
2 product records in the event.
| Recall number | Product | Quantity | Class | Status | Report date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| F-2011-2016 | Kale, 4/ 1 lb, & 1 /2 lb shredded packaged in plastic, keep refrigerated | 64 lbs & 73 lbs | Class I | Terminated | 7 Sep 2016 |
| F-2012-2016 | Nappa Shredded 2/5 lb, packaged in plastic, keep refrigerated | 59 lbs | Class I | Terminated | 7 Sep 2016 |
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Class I: The highest of the three FDA recall classes.
The event in context
- Food events that started in 2016
- 799
- Share of these events in Class I
- 52%
- Product records in this event
- 2
- Events of the firm on the register
- 1
Official channels
- FDA enforcement report F-2011-2016The FDA record of the first product of this event.
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Cite this page
Recall Register. FDA enforcement event 74118. https://recallregister.com/fda/i/74118/. Source: openFDA enforcement reports. Data through .
Sources
- Source
- openFDA food enforcement reports
- Licence
- CC0 1.0
- Export date
- 28 Sep 2026
- Newest FDA report date on the register
- 23 Sep 2026
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Questions
- Where was the product distributed?
- The FDA record gives this distribution:
Domestic Only: IL, MI, WI No Foreign or VA/DOD
- What quantity of product is in FDA event 74118?
- The event has 2 product records. The first record gives this quantity:
64 lbs & 73 lbs
- How did the recall start?
- The FDA record says:
Voluntary: Firm initiated
- How many food recalls of 2016 have the same class?
- 52% of the 799 food events that started in 2016 are in Class I.