Food recall: Adam Bros. Family Farms Red Leaf Lettuce 24 heads per carton Adams Bros Family Farms and Ovation
Class I FDA enforcement event 81798. Recall start date: . Status in the FDA record: Terminated. Termination date: .
Reason for recall, in the words of FDA
Potential E. coli O157:H7 contamination.
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
Adam Bros. Farming, Inc. started this food recall on 13 Dec 2018. The firm address in the FDA record is in Santa Maria, CA. FDA put the recall in Class I. FDA event 81798 has 3 product records. The first FDA enforcement report date is 16 Jan 2019. The record gives the status Terminated, with the termination date 11 Mar 2019.
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Distribution
In the words of FDA.
NY, CA, MD, PA, IL, OR, OH, WA, MI, MN, TX
Recalling firm
Adam Bros. Farming, Inc., Santa Maria, CA.
Recalling firm: The firm that the FDA record names for a recall.
FDA records how the recall started: Voluntary: Firm initiated.
Products
3 product records in the event.
| Recall number | Product | Quantity | Class | Status | Report date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| F-0763-2019 | Adam Bros. Family Farms Red Leaf Lettuce 24 heads per carton Adams Bros Family Farms and Ovation | 2970 cases | Class I | Terminated | 16 Jan 2019 |
| F-0764-2019 | Adam Bros. Family Farms Green Leaf Lettuce; 24 heads per case | 3448 | Class I | Terminated | 16 Jan 2019 |
| F-0765-2019 | Adam Bros. Family Farms Cauliflower; Sold in cases with 9, 12, 16 or 20 count cases | 5 x 9 ct case; 2069 x 12 count case; 783 x 16 count case; 177 x 20 ct case | Class I | Terminated | 16 Jan 2019 |
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Class I: The highest of the three FDA recall classes.
The event in context
- Food events that started in 2018
- 578
- Share of these events in Class I
- 34%
- Product records in this event
- 3
- Events of the firm on the register
- 1
Official channels
- FDA enforcement report F-0763-2019The FDA record of the first product of this event.
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Cite this page
Recall Register. FDA enforcement event 81798. https://recallregister.com/fda/i/81798/. 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:
NY, CA, MD, PA, IL, OR, OH, WA, MI, MN, TX
- What quantity of product is in FDA event 81798?
- The event has 3 product records. The first record gives this quantity:
2970 cases
- How did the recall start?
- The FDA record says:
Voluntary: Firm initiated
- How many food recalls of 2018 have the same class?
- 34% of the 578 food events that started in 2018 are in Class I.