Fresh Tropical Salsa Recalled Due to Potential Salmonella Risk
Caito Foods Service is recalling Tropical Salsa containing fresh-cut mangoes from Mexico due to potential Salmonella contamination.
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: The agency classification is FDA Class I, which mandates a minimum severity score of 4, and the presence of Salmonella, a high-risk pathogen, in a ready-to-eat product elevates the risk to Critical per the rubric's criteria for severe hazards.
Plain-English summary
Caito Foods Service, Inc. is voluntarily recalling a limited quantity of Garden Highway, Chef Essentials fresh Tropical Salsa. The product is an 8-ounce fresh salsa containing mango, papaya, red onion, pineapple, red bell pepper, lime juice, cilantro, and jalapeno in its own juice.
The recall is being conducted in cooperation with the FDA to address a warning regarding mangoes from Agricola Daniella in Mexico. FreshLine of Indianapolis, Indiana, initiated the recall because the fresh-cut mangoes in the product may contain Salmonella.
The affected products have a Best By date between 8/04/2012 and 09/16/12. The product was distributed to four distributors in Wisconsin, Indiana, Illinois, and California, with further nationwide distribution to retail stores. Consumers should not consume the product and should check their pantries for this specific item.
The recalled product
- Product
- Garden Highway,Chef Essentials fresh, Tropical Salsa, Net Wt 8 oz, UPC 8.26766-42195.4. Ingredients: Mango, Papaya, Red Onion, Pineapple, Red Bell Pepper, Lime Juice Cilantro, Jalapeno in its Own Juice
- Manufacturer
- Caito Foods Service, Inc.
- Category
- Food — Fresh Salsa
- Hazard
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 (2)
- Item 382986
- Best By 8/04/2012- 09/16/12
Distribution
Part of a larger recall action
This product is one of 12 recalled by Caito Foods Service, Inc. 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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