Great Value Chopped Spinach, packed in poly bags, net wt. 12 oz. 12 oz. bag UPC: 0 78742 23740 4. master

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Great Value Chopped Spinach, packed in poly bags, net wt. 12 oz. 12 oz. bag UPC: 0 78742 23740 4. master case UPC: 3 00 78742 23740 5. The retail 12 oz. bag label is read in parts: "* Great Value Chopped Spinach INGREDIENTS: SPINACH DISTRIBUTED BY: Walmart Inc., Bentonville, AR 72716 * MICROWAVE INSTRUCTIONS: Place frozen, unopened bag with the "this side up" indicator facing up in microwave. Do no pierce bag * Microwave on high for 6 minutes. During cooking, the bag will slowly inflate. A special vent in the bag will allow the steam to escape and a whistling sound may be heard Let stand for 1 minute after cooking. Carefully handle bag at corners and remove from microwave with two hands STOVETOP INSTRUCTIONS: Empty frozen contents of bag into a 2-quart nonstick saucepan Add 1 cup water *Cover and cook over medium heat for 6-7 minutes, stirring occasionally***" National Frozen Foods Corporation · reported 2019-07-31

Terminated This recall has been closed out by the agency.

Reason for recall: Spinach was recalled due to a potential for contamination with Listeria monocytogenes
Classification: Class II
Recall initiated: 2019-07-18
Reported by the agency: 2019-07-31
Closed out (terminated): 2019-09-16
Recalling firm: National Frozen Foods Corporation
Albany, OR
United States
This is the firm that issued the recall — commonly a distributor or processor. It is not the origin of contamination.
Distribution (the agency's own words): Distributed in AL, AR, MO, NE, OK, TX, and WY.
States we parsed from that text: AL AR MO NE OK TX WY
The agency named these states. Parse method explicit_state_list, confidence high.
Food category: Produce (fruit & vegetables)derived
Assigned by a reviewed keyword rulebook over the product description, not by the agency.
Recall type: Voluntary: Firm initiated
Recall number: F-1944-2019

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