The Recall Desk
HighFDA (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.

What this means for you

Real risk of harm even if no illness or injury has been reported yet. Stop using the product and follow the agency's guidance.

Our severity reasoning: This recall involves a high-risk pathogen (Listeria monocytogenes) explicitly identified in the severity rubric for Score 3 (High). The source text describes the contamination as potential rather than confirmed, and no illnesses or injuries are reported, meeting the criterion for 'high-risk pathogens without reported illness.'

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
Manufacturer
FRESH IDEATION FOOD GROUP, LLC dba Fresh Creative Cuisine
Category
Food — Ready-to-Eat Salads
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.

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