The Recall Desk
HighFDA (Food)·F-0154-2013·Announced 2012-10-24

Spartan Central Kitchen Recalls Salad Products Due to Listeria Contamination

Spartan Central Kitchen is voluntarily recalling #803 Salad - No Meat 7 Layer products due to possible Listeria contamination found during an FDA inspection.

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: The recall involves a high-risk pathogen (Listeria) without reported illnesses, which aligns with the 'High' severity criteria in the rubric.

Plain-English summary

Spartan Central Kitchen is voluntarily recalling 121 units of #803 Salad - No Meat 7 Layer (7/8 pounds) manufactured between August 20th and September 10th, 2012. The recall was initiated after an FDA inspection revealed that microbiological swabs collected from the facility tested positive for Listeria Monocytogenes, Listeria innocua, or Listeria seeligeri.

The affected products were distributed only in Michigan and Ohio. Consumers should check their inventory for products with sell-by dates on or before September 13th. The source text does not specify further instructions for disposal or return, but consumers should generally avoid consuming recalled food items.

The recalled product

Product
#803 Salad - No Meat 7 Layer 7/8 pounds
Hazard
Affected units
121

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)

  • All products with the sell by dates on or before September 13th.

Distribution

Distributed in 2 states:

Part of a larger recall action

This product is one of 139 recalled by Spartan Central Kitchen 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 139 products in this recall →