Recall: Organic Mixed Vegetables Listeria Risk
Twin City Foods recalls several brands of frozen organic mixed vegetables due to potential Listeria monocytogenes contamination. Check your UPC and best-by dates.
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Organics Mixed Vegetables are recalled due to the potential for these products to be contaminated with Listeria monocytogenes.
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What happened, in plain English
Twin City Foods, Inc. is recalling several brands of frozen organic mixed vegetables because they may be contaminated with Listeria monocytogenes. The affected products include Central Markets Organics, HEB Organics, Woodstock Organic, and Sweetfrost Mixed Vegetables in various sizes and best-by dates. Consumers should check their freezers for these specific items immediately. Read more at govinfonow.com/recall/24518-recall-organic-mixed-vegetables-listeria-risk.
Source Summary by GovInfoNow · govinfonow.com/recall/24518-recall-organic-mixed-vegetables-listeria-risk · Updated October 11, 2026 · FDA enforcement record: FDA #F-1670-2016
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“Recall: Organic Mixed Vegetables Listeria Risk.” GovInfoNow, updated October 11, 2026. https://govinfonow.com/recall/24518-recall-organic-mixed-vegetables-listeria-risk. Based on FDA recall #F-1670-2016 (https://api.fda.gov/food/enforcement.json?search=recall_number:%22F-1670-2016%22&limit=1).
Why it’s dangerous
Listeria monocytogenes is a bacteria that can cause serious and sometimes fatal infections in susceptible populations. The contamination occurs during processing or packaging, meaning the product may appear normal but pose a health risk if consumed without proper cooking or if the bacteria survives.
Who’s affected
Consumers who purchased frozen organic mixed vegetables from Central Markets, HEB, Woodstock, or Sweetfrost in California, Texas, or Washington between the relevant production periods. Individuals with weakened immune systems, pregnant women, older adults, and young children are at highest risk for serious infection from Listeria.
How to tell if you have this one
Look for frozen mixed vegetables with net weights of 16 oz or 10 oz. Specific UPCs to check are 4122010249, 4122004013, 7307381875, and 4256300160. Check the 'Best Used By' dates: Central Markets (DEC.05.2017, JAN.11.2018), HEB Organics (MAR.04.2018, MAR.25.2018), Woodstock Organic (JAN.11.2018), and Sweetfrost (Lot 20886).
- Brand
Central Markets / HEB / Woodstock / Sweetfrost- Product
Twin City Foods Inc recalls Central Markets Organics Mixed Vegetables, frozen, net wt. 16 oz. UPC 4122010249 HEB Organics Mixed Vegetables, frozen- Category
Food
All 2 products in this recall
FDA lists each product line separately under one recall event. Check your product description, lot or code numbers against each row. Every row shares the hazard and remedy on this page.
- Classification
Class I- Status
Terminated- Distribution
distributed in California, Texas and Washington
| Recall number | Product, codes & lots | Quantity |
|---|---|---|
| F-1669-2016 | Central Markets Organics Green Peas, frozen, net wt. 16 oz. UPC 4122010240 Central Markets Organics Green Peas, frozen, net wt. 12 oz. UPC 4122081674; Best Used By DEC.09.2017 Best Used By JAN.08.2018 | 2664 cases |
| F-1670-2016 | Central Markets Organics Mixed Vegetables, frozen, net wt. 16 oz. UPC 4122010249 HEB Organics Mixed Vegetables, frozen, net wt. 16 oz. UPC 4122004013 Sweetfrost Mixed Vegetables, frozen, net wt. 16 oz. UPC 7307381875 Woodstock Organic Mixed Vegetables, net wt. UPC 10 oz. UPC 4256300160; Central Markets Organics Mixed Vegetables: Best Used By DEC.05.2017 and Best Used By JAN.11.2018. HEB Organics Mixed Vegetables: Best Used By MAR.04.2018 and Best Used By MAR.25.2018. Woodstock Organic Mixed Vegetables: Best Used By JAN.11.2018. Sweetfrost Mixed Vegetables: 20886 | 9738 cases |
What to do — step by step
Stop consuming the product
Do not eat the recalled mixed vegetables, even if cooked, due to the Listeria risk.
Discard or return items
Throw away the affected products or return them to the place of purchase for a refund.
Where it went and when
Where it was distributed
Distributed in 3 states.
FDA distribution: “distributed in California, Texas and Washington” States read from FDA’s own wording; “not listed” means the notice does not name it.
States: California, Texas, Washington.
Recall timeline
FDA terminated this recall 6 months after the firm started it.
- Firm started the recall
- FDA classified it Class I
- Published in FDA’s Enforcement Report
- FDA terminated the recall
Dates from the agency record only; steps without a date are left out.
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The facts (hazard, remedy, dates, manufacturer) are pulled from the official FDA recall record. The plain-language summary and step-by-step checklist are written by GovInfoNow to make the official notice easier to act on — they don’t replace it.
- Official source: FDA Recall #F-1670-2016 (May 5, 2016) — FDA publishes no per-recall page; this is the official machine-readable enforcement record. Search FDA recalls for F-1670-2016 to see it in context.
- Plain-language summary written by qwen3.6:35b-a3b on October 11, 2026, from the official record above. Not reviewed by a person — if it conflicts with the FDA notice, the notice is correct. Report an error on this page.
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