Mann's Rainbow Salad Recalled Due to Listeria monocytogenes Contamination
Mann Packing Company is recalling Mann's Rainbow Salad after a sample tested positive for Listeria monocytogenes. The affected 12 oz bags were distributed in the US and Canada.
The agency’s classification
FDA (Food): Class I
Class I is a situation in which there is a reasonable probability that the use of or exposure to a violative product will cause serious adverse health consequences or death.
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 4/5 (Severe).
The hazard poses a serious risk of illness, injury, or structural failure. Stop using the product immediately and contact the manufacturer for a refund or repair.
Our severity reasoning: The recall is classified as FDA Class I, which mandates a minimum severity score of 4 per the rubric. Additionally, the presence of Listeria monocytogenes is a high-risk pathogen.
Plain-English summary
Mann Packing Company, Inc. is recalling Mann's Rainbow Salad, 12 oz bags, due to a potential Listeria monocytogenes contamination. The recall involves 5,821 units of the product, which were distributed in the United States and Canada. The affected products have a 'Best if Used by' date of October 14, 15, 16, or 17, 2017.
The recall was initiated after the U.S. Food and Drug Administration's Center for Food Safety and Applied Nutrition (CFIA) sampled one salad product and obtained a positive result for Listeria monocytogenes. Listeria monocytogenes is a high-risk pathogen that can cause serious illness, particularly in vulnerable populations.
Consumers who have purchased Mann's Rainbow Salad with the specified 'Best if Used by' dates should check their pantries and dispose of the product or return it to the place of purchase. The recall is classified as Class I by the FDA, indicating a reasonable probability that the use of, or exposure to, the violative product will cause serious adverse health consequences or death.
The recalled product
- Product
- Mann's Rainbow Salad, 12 oz bags; UPC -716519013089- US and Canada
- Manufacturer
- Mann Packing Company, Inc.
- Category
- Food — Salads
- Hazard
- Affected units
- 5,821
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)
- Best if Used by - US: 10/14/2017 10/15/2017 10/16/2017 10/17/2017
- Canada: 10/14/2017 10/15/2017 10/16/2017 10/17/2017
Distribution
Distribution scope not specified by the agency.
Part of a larger recall action
This product is one of 44 recalled by Mann Packing Company, 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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