The Recall Desk
LowFDA (Food)·F-0213-2022·Announced 2021-12-01

Mexican Side Salad Recalled for Potential Plastic Fragment Contamination

Ukrop's Homestyle Foods, LLC is recalling Mexican Side Salad 6.95oz. containers due to potential contamination with plastic fragments. Affected products were distributed to retail and distribution centers in six states.

What this means for you

Cosmetic or documentation issue. No expected health impact, but the manufacturer is correcting the affected products.

Our severity reasoning: This is an FDA Class III recall with no reported illnesses or injuries. The source text states the product "may be" contaminated, indicating a theoretical risk rather than confirmed harm. Class III recalls are typically assigned scores of 1 or 2.

Plain-English summary

Ukrop's Homestyle Foods, LLC is recalling Mexican Side Salad in 6.95oz. (197g) plastic containers due to potential contamination with plastic fragments. Approximately 207 containers are subject to this recall.

The affected products have a sell-by date of 10-24-22 and were distributed to distribution centers and retail grocery stores in Virginia, North Carolina, Kentucky, West Virginia, Ohio, and Tennessee.

Consumers who have purchased this product should not consume it. The FDA classifies this recall as Class III, indicating a situation in which use of, or exposure to, a product will not cause adverse health consequences.

The recalled product

Product
Mexican Side Salad 6.95oz. (197g). Packaged in plastic containers.
Manufacturer
Ukrop's Homestyle Foods, LLC
Category
Food — Deli / Ready-to-Eat Salad
Hazard
  • plastic-fragments
  • foreign-object-contamination

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)

  • Sell by 10-24-22

Distribution

Distributed in 6 states:

  • KY
  • NC
  • OH
  • TN
  • VA
  • WV

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