The Recall Desk
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.

What this means for you

Highest-severity recall. Risk of serious injury or death is documented or strongly suspected. 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
Manufacturer
FRESH IDEATION FOOD GROUP, LLC dba Fresh Creative Cuisine
Hazard
  • listeria

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:

  • CT
  • DC
  • DE
  • MA
  • MD
  • NC
  • NJ
  • NY
  • PA
  • SC
  • VA