Spartan Central Kitchen Recalls Three Bean Salad Due to Listeria Risk
Spartan Central Kitchen is voluntarily recalling 5-pound cans of Three Bean Salad manufactured between August 20 and September 10, 2012, due to possible Listeria contamination.
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) in a ready-to-eat food product, which aligns with the rubric for a score of 3 when no illnesses are explicitly reported in the source text.
Plain-English summary
Spartan Central Kitchen is voluntarily recalling 382 five-pound cans of #329 Three Bean Salad. The recall covers products manufactured between August 20, 2012, and September 10, 2012, with sell-by dates on or before October 2, 2012, and UPC 329. The affected products were distributed 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.
Consumers who have purchased this product should check their pantries for the specific lot details and dispose of the product or return it to the place of purchase.
The recalled product
- Product
- #329 Three Bean Salad 5 pounds
- Manufacturer
- Spartan Central Kitchen
- Category
- Food — Canned Salad
- Hazard
- Affected units
- 382
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 with sell by dates on or before 2-Oct with UPC 329
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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