The Recall Desk
Agency classClass IOur severity:CriticalFDA (Food)·F-0045-2024·Announced 2023-03-22

Fresh Creative Cuisine Chicken Caesar Salad Recalled for Potential Listeria Contamination

Fresh Creative Cuisine is recalling Bistro Chicken Caesar Salad due to potential Listeria monocytogenes contamination. The recalled product was sold in 11 states from January 24-30, 2023.

The agency’s classification

FDA (Food): Class I

Class I is 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.

This is the agency’s own classification, taken from its notice. The severity score below is our assessment, not the agency’s. How recall classes work

What this means for you

Our assessment, not the agency’s: severity 5/5 (Critical).

Highest-severity recall. The hazard can cause serious injury or death. Stop using the product now and follow the agency's instructions.

Our severity reasoning: This is an FDA Class I recall, the agency's highest classification for potentially unsafe products, involving Listeria monocytogenes, a serious foodborne pathogen.

Plain-English summary

Fresh Ideation Food Group, LLC, operating as Fresh Creative Cuisine, initiated a recall on February 3, 2023, of its Bistro Chicken Caesar Salad with Dressing (5.5 oz single-serving packages). The recall was issued because the products have the potential to be contaminated with Listeria monocytogenes.

The recalled product was distributed to the following states: Maryland, Pennsylvania, Delaware, New York, Washington D.C., New Jersey, North Carolina, Connecticut, South Carolina, Virginia, and Massachusetts. The affected products were sold between January 24 and January 30, 2023. The product UPC code is 813141023254.

Listeria monocytogenes is a serious foodborne bacterial pathogen. Consumers who have purchased this product should not consume it and should contact their retailer or the manufacturer for instructions on how to proceed.

The recalled product

Product
Fresh Creative Cuisine White Label, Bistro Chicken Caesar Salad with Dressing, Net Wt. 5.5 Oz. Single Serving, Keep refrigerated
Hazard
Affected units
120

Is your product affected?

Check your packaging against the codes below. If any of them match, the product is part of this recall.

Lot numbers (1)

  • UPC Code : 813141023254

Distribution

Distributed in 11 states:

Part of a larger recall action

This product is one of 409 recalled by FRESH IDEATION FOOD GROUP, LLC dba Fresh Creative Cuisine under a single FDA (Food) recall action. The agency files each product separately, so the size of the action is not visible from this page alone.

See all 409 products in this recall →

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