The Recall Desk
Agency classClass IOur severity:SevereFDA (Food)·F-0048-2024·Announced 2023-03-22

Bistro Garden Salad Recalled for Potential Listeria Contamination

Fresh Ideation Food Group is recalling Quick & Fresh Bistro Garden Salad with Dressing due to potential Listeria monocytogenes contamination. The product was sold from January 24-30, 2023, in 11 states.

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 4/5 (Severe).

The hazard poses a serious risk of illness, injury, or structural failure. Stop using the product immediately and contact the manufacturer for a refund or repair.

Our severity reasoning: The agency classified this recall as Class I — 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. On that classification alone this is scored Severe; a score of Critical is reserved for recalls where a death or serious injury was reported. The agency gives the reason as: "On 02/03/2023, FRESH IDEATION FOOD GROUP, LLC dba Fresh Creative Cuisine of Baltimore, MD is initiating a recall of various products sold from January 24, 2023 through January 30, 2023 because the products have the potential to be…"

Plain-English summary

Fresh Ideation Food Group, LLC, doing business as Fresh Creative Cuisine, is recalling its Quick & Fresh Bistro Garden Salad with Dressing (5.5 oz, single serving, UPC 813141022066) due to potential contamination with Listeria monocytogenes. The affected product was sold from January 24 through January 30, 2023.

The recalled salad was distributed to consumers in Maryland, Pennsylvania, Delaware, New York, Washington D.C., New Jersey, North Carolina, Connecticut, South Carolina, Virginia, and Massachusetts.

Listeria monocytogenes is a bacterium that can cause serious infection, particularly in pregnant women, young children, older adults, and people with weakened immune systems. Consumers who purchased this product should not consume it and should either discard it or return it to their point of purchase.

The recalled product

Product
Quick & Fresh, Bistro Garden Salad with Dressing, Net Wt. 5.5 Oz. Single Serving, Keep refrigerated
Hazard
Affected units
5

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 : 813141022066

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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