The Recall Desk
Agency classClass IOur severity:SevereFDA (Food)·F-0201-2024·Announced 2023-03-22

Fresh Creative Cuisine Rainbow Berry Salad Recalled for Potential Listeria Contamination

Fresh Creative Cuisine is recalling Rainbow Berry & Nut Salad products due to potential Listeria monocytogenes contamination. The products were sold from January 24–30, 2023 across multiple states.

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: This FDA Class I recall involves Listeria monocytogenes, a high-risk pathogen. Per the severity rubric, FDA Class I classifications have a minimum severity score of 4 (Severe).

Plain-English summary

Fresh Creative Cuisine is recalling its Rainbow Berry & Nut Salad with Dressing (8.7 oz single-serving units, UPC Code 813141020635). A total of 190 units are affected by this recall.

The products have the potential to be contaminated with Listeria monocytogenes, a bacterium that can cause serious illness and death.

The recalled product was distributed to Maryland, Pennsylvania, Delaware, New York, the District of Columbia, New Jersey, North Carolina, Connecticut, South Carolina, Virginia, and Massachusetts. The affected products were sold from January 24, 2023 through January 30, 2023.

Consumers should not consume this product and should discard it or return it to the place of purchase.

The recalled product

Product
Fresh Creative Cuisine White Label, Rainbow Berry & Nut Salad W/Dressing, Net Wt. 8.7 Oz. Single Serving, Keep refrigerated
Affected units
190

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)

  • UPC Code : 813141020635

Distribution

Distributed in 11 states:

Part of a larger recall action

This product is one of 409 recalled by FRESH IDEATION FOOD GROUP, LLC dba Fresh Creative Cuisine 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 409 products in this recall →

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