Spartan Central Kitchen Recalls Potato Salad Due to Listeria Contamination
Spartan Central Kitchen is voluntarily recalling 5-pound cans of Kay Potato Salad 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 4/5 (Severe).
The hazard poses a serious risk of illness, injury, or structural failure. Stop using the product immediately and contact the manufacturer for a refund or repair.
Our severity reasoning: The recall is classified as FDA Class II and involves Listeria Monocytogenes, a high-risk pathogen. Per the rubric, FDA Class II recalls involving significant hazards like Listeria are rated as Severe.
Plain-English summary
Spartan Central Kitchen is voluntarily recalling 477 units of 5-pound cans of #327 Kay Potato Salad. The recall is being conducted due to possible contamination with Listeria Monocytogenes, Listeria innocua, or Listeria seeligeri.
During an FDA inspection, microbiological swabs were collected from the facility. Results indicated that 21 sub-samples in zones 1, 2, and 3 tested positive for these Listeria species. The recall covers all products manufactured between August 20, 2012, and September 10, 2012.
The affected products are distributed in Michigan and Ohio only. Consumers should look for cans with a sell-by date on or before October 1, 2012, and UPC 327. The agency classification for this recall is Class II.
The recalled product
- Product
- #327 Kay Potato Salad 5 pounds
- Manufacturer
- Spartan Central Kitchen
- Category
- Food — Deli / Ready-to-Eat
- Hazard
- Affected units
- 477
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 1-Oct with UPC 327
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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