Spartan Central Kitchen Recalls Fat Free Caesar Dressing for Listeria Risk
Spartan Central Kitchen is voluntarily recalling 5-pound cans of VG's Fat Free Caesar Dressing 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 illness, which corresponds to a High severity score of 3 according to the rubric.
Plain-English summary
Spartan Central Kitchen is voluntarily recalling 123 five-pound cans of #361 VG's Fat Free Caesar Dressing. 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 bacteria. The firm is recalling all products manufactured between August 20, 2012, and September 10, 2012.
The affected products are identified by sell-by dates on or before October 11, 2013. The recall is limited to products distributed in Michigan and Ohio. The agency has classified this recall as Class II.
Consumers who have purchased this product should check their sell-by dates and stop using the product if it matches the recall criteria. No specific instructions for disposal or return are provided in the source text.
The recalled product
- Product
- #361 VG's Fat Free Caesar Dressing 5 pounds
- Manufacturer
- Spartan Central Kitchen
- Category
- Food — Deli / Ready-to-Eat
- Hazard
- Affected units
- 123
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 October 11th.
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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