The Recall Desk
HighFDA (Food)·F-0236-2013·Announced 2012-10-24

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.

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) 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
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

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 →