Spartan Central Kitchen Recalls Seven Layer Salad Due to Listeria Risk
Spartan Central Kitchen is voluntarily recalling Seven Layer Salad products manufactured between August 20 and September 10, 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 severity score of 3 (High) according to the rubric.
Plain-English summary
Spartan Central Kitchen is voluntarily recalling 678 units of #765 Salad - Seven Layer (7/8 pounds) due to possible contamination with Listeria Monocytogenes, Listeria innocua, or Listeria seeligeri. The recall covers all products manufactured from August 20th to September 10th, 2012, with sell-by dates on or before September 13th.
During an FDA inspection, microbiological swabs were collected from zones 1, 2, and 3, and results indicated that 21 sub-samples were positive for these Listeria species. The agency has classified this as a Class II recall.
The affected products were distributed only in Michigan (MI) and Ohio (OH). Consumers who have purchased these products should check their sell-by dates and stop consuming them if they fall within the specified range.
The recalled product
- Product
- #765 Salad - Seven Layer 7/8 pounds
- Manufacturer
- Spartan Central Kitchen
- Category
- Food — Deli / Ready-to-Eat
- Hazard
- Affected units
- 678
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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