The Recall Desk
HighFDA (Food)·F-0218-2013·Announced 2012-10-24

Spartan Central Kitchen Recalls Triple Cheese Potato Products Due to Listeria

Spartan Central Kitchen is voluntarily recalling Triple Cheese Potato products manufactured between August 20 and September 10, 2012, due to possible Listeria contamination.

What this means for you

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 161 units of #353 Triple Cheese Potato (8 count Pan, 8 each) manufactured between August 20, 2012, and September 10, 2012. 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 Listeria species. The affected products were distributed only in Michigan and Ohio. Consumers should discard or return all products with sell-by dates on or before September 17, 2012.

The recalled product

Product
#353 Triple Cheese Potato - 8 count Pan 8 each
Hazard
Affected units
161

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 September 17th.

Distribution

Distributed in 2 states:

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.

See all 139 products in this recall →