Spartan Central Kitchen Recalls Caesar Salad Dressing Due to Listeria Risk
Spartan Central Kitchen is voluntarily recalling 5-pound bottles of #360 VG's Caesar Salad 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 per the rubric.
Plain-English summary
Spartan Central Kitchen is voluntarily recalling 375 five-pound bottles of #360 VG's Caesar Salad Dressing. The recall covers products manufactured between August 20th and September 10th, 2012, with sell-by dates on or before October 3rd. The affected products were distributed only in Michigan and Ohio.
The recall was initiated after an FDA inspection revealed that microbiological swabs collected from the facility tested positive for Listeria Monocytogenes, Listeria innocua, or Listeria seeligeri. The firm is recalling the products due to the possible contamination indicated by these test results.
Consumers who have purchased the affected product should check their sell-by dates and stop using the product if it falls within the recalled range. The source text does not specify further consumer instructions or report any illnesses.
The recalled product
- Product
- #360 VG's Caesar Salad Dressing 5 pounds
- Manufacturer
- Spartan Central Kitchen
- Category
- Food — Salad Dressing
- Hazard
- Affected units
- 375
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 3rd.
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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