The Recall Desk
HighFDA (Food)·F-0156-2013·Announced 2012-10-24

Spartan Central Kitchen Recalls Asian Chicken Salad Due to Listeria Risk

Spartan Central Kitchen is recalling Asian Chicken Salad products manufactured in August and September 2012 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) in a ready-to-eat food product. Although the agency classified it as Class II, the rubric specifies that high-risk pathogens without reported illness warrant a score of 3 (High).

Plain-English summary

Spartan Central Kitchen is voluntarily recalling 437 units of #767 Salad - Asian Chicken (3/4 pounds) manufactured between August 20 and September 10, 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 refrigerators for this specific salad product with sell-by dates on or before September 13, 2012. The agency classification for this recall is Class II.

Consumers who have purchased these products should stop eating them and dispose of them or return them to the place of purchase. Listeria contamination in ready-to-eat foods can pose a health risk, particularly to individuals with weakened immune systems, pregnant women, and older adults.

The recalled product

Product
#767 Salad - Asian Chicken 3/4 pounds
Affected units
437

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 →