Spartan Central Kitchen Recalls Chicken Caesar Salads Due to Listeria Risk
Spartan Central Kitchen is voluntarily recalling Chicken Caesar salads manufactured in August and September 2012 due to possible Listeria contamination found during an FDA inspection.
The agency’s classification
FDA (Food): Class II
Class II is a situation in which use of or exposure to a violative product may cause temporary or medically reversible adverse health consequences, or where the probability of serious adverse health consequences is remote.
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 3/5 (High).
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 corresponds to a High severity score per the rubric.
Plain-English summary
Spartan Central Kitchen is voluntarily recalling 513 units of #766 Salad - Chicken Caesar (3/4 pounds) manufactured between August 20, 2012, and September 10, 2012. The recall is due to possible contamination with Listeria monocytogenes, Listeria innocua, or Listeria seeligeri.
During an FDA inspection, microbiological swabs collected from zones 1, 2, and 3 tested positive for these Listeria species. The affected products are those with sell-by dates on or before September 13, 2012. The products were distributed only in Michigan and Ohio.
Consumers who have purchased these products should check their sell-by dates and stop consuming them if they fall within the affected range. The firm is conducting this recall to prevent potential health risks associated with Listeria contamination.
The recalled product
- Product
- #766 Salad - Chicken Caesar 3/4 pounds
- Manufacturer
- Spartan Central Kitchen
- Category
- Food — Deli / Ready-to-Eat
- Hazard
- Affected units
- 513
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
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.
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