Home / Food recalls / 2015

Norpac Foods, Inc. (Plant #8)

FDA recall F-0350-2016 · Class II · reported 2015-12-16 · Terminated

Product: IQF FLAV-R-PAC Cut Wax Beans, there are 12/2 lbs. bags per case. Catalog # 07570. Product was distributed to Food Service accounts. The label has Cooking Directions and Safe Handling Instructions. The UPC 0 48800 07570 5 is observed on the bag. The Item No. 10048800075702 is observed on master case. The product is labeled in part: "***CUT WAX BEANS***FLAV-R-PAC***Keep Frozen***NET WT 32 OZ (2 LB)***DISTRIBUTED BY: NORPAC FOODS, INC. 4350 SW Galewood Street, Lake Oswego, OR 97035***COOKING DIRECTIONS***Safe Handling Instructions***".
Reason: IQF FLAV-R-PAC Cut Wax Beans, 12/2 lbs. distributed to food service accounts, are recalled due to the contamination with Listeria monocytogenes.
Quantity: 792 cases (12/2 lbs. bags per case)
Distribution: distributed in California, Illinois, Iowa, Maine, North Dakota, Oregon, and Pennsylvania.
Firm location: OR, United States
Initiated: Voluntary: Firm initiated
First notice: E-Mail
Recall started: 2015-10-30
Terminated: 2016-10-07
Code info: BEST BY MAY 2017. Packed on May 18, 2015. Code: 5I5 18X8 12 HHMM Code break down as follows: 5=NORPAC, I= packed in May, 5= 2015, 18= 18th day of May, X= place holder for period code, 8 = NORPAC Plant #8, 12= production line, HHMM = military time of packaging.

Source: U.S. Food and Drug Administration, openFDA Food Enforcement database (openFDA Food Enforcement, imported 2026-09). The FDA does not validate openFDA data for completeness or accuracy. This is a record of an enforcement action, not safety advice.