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Mediterranean Brands Callaloo Greens Recall: Plastic Contamination Risk

Mediterranean Brands Callaloo Greens (Product 6017, 15 lbs) recalled due to potential plastic contamination. Keep frozen until 3/21/2020. Check for foreign material in frozen greens.

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🇺🇸 FDA recall #F-1302-2019Food Mediterranean Brands ›

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Callaloo Greens are being recalled due to potential contamination with foreign material (plastic).

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Recalling firmAmerican Pasteurization Company, LLC2880 N 112th St Bldg E · Milwaukee, WI 53222-4201

✎ GovInfoNow plain-language explainer

Mediterranean Brands Callaloo Greens (Product 6017, 15 lbs) are being recalled because they may contain plastic. This could cause choking or injury if eaten. Consumers should stop using these greens immediately. Read more at govinfonow.com/recall/17582-mediterranean-brands-callaloo-greens-recall-plastic-contamination-risk.

Source Summary by GovInfoNow · govinfonow.com/recall/17582-mediterranean-brands-callaloo-greens-recall-plastic-contamination-risk · Updated October 5, 2026 · FDA enforcement record: FDA #F-1302-2019

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“Mediterranean Brands Callaloo Greens Recall: Plastic Contamination Risk.” GovInfoNow, updated October 5, 2026. https://govinfonow.com/recall/17582-mediterranean-brands-callaloo-greens-recall-plastic-contamination-risk. Based on FDA recall #F-1302-2019 (https://api.fda.gov/food/enforcement.json?search=recall_number:%22F-1302-2019%22&limit=1).

The FDA announced on April 9, 2019, that American Pasteurization Company, LLC voluntarily recalled Mediterranean Brands Callaloo Greens due to potential plastic contamination. The agency classified the recall as Class II.

How to tell if you have it

Brand: Mediterranean Brands
Product: Callaloo Greens, Product 6017
Net Weight: 15.0 lbs (6.90 Kgs)
Lot Code: 080
Use by date: 3/21/2020
Distribution: MA

The hazard

The Callaloo Greens are being recalled due to potential contamination with foreign material, specifically plastic, according to the FDA.

Context

GovInfoNow's records show other recent recalls of similar products include Mellace Wegmans Mixed Nuts Recall: Salmonella Contamination Risk (2025-12-02) and Live it Up Super Greens Recall: Salmonella Contamination Risk (2026-01-15). Other recent recalls of similar products also include Costco Caesar Salad Recall: Plastic in Dressing May Cause Choking (2025-11-07).

How to tell if you have this one

Check for the product name 'Mediterranean Brands Callaloo Greens', product code 6017, and a net weight of 15.0 lbs (6.90 kg). The greens were manufactured for MBI in Glenview, IL and should have been kept frozen until 3/21/2020.

Brand
Mediterranean Brands
Category
Food

Based on the official FDA remedy

What to do — step by step

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Immediately discard the frozen greens if you have them.

Where it went and when

Where it was distributed

Distributed in Massachusetts.

FDA distribution: “MA” States read from FDA’s own wording; “not listed” means the notice does not name it.

States: Massachusetts.

Recall timeline

FDA terminated this recall 4 months after the firm started it.

Apr 9, 2019Firm started the recall
Apr 22, 2019FDA classified it Class II
May 1, 2019Published in FDA’s Enforcement Report
Aug 6, 2019FDA terminated the recall

Dates from the agency record only; steps without a date are left out.

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Link to this recall

<a href="https://govinfonow.com/recall/17582-mediterranean-brands-callaloo-greens-recall-plastic-contamination-risk">Mediterranean Brands Callaloo Greens Recall: Plastic Contamination Risk (GovInfoNow)</a>

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Official source: FDA Recall #F-1302-2019 (April 9, 2019) — FDA publishes no per-recall page; this is the official machine-readable enforcement record. Search FDA recalls for F-1302-2019 to see it in context.
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