Spartan Central Kitchen Recalls Chicken Salad Base Due to Listeria
Spartan Central Kitchen is voluntarily recalling 5-pound Chicken Salad Base products manufactured between August 20 and September 10, 2012, 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 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. Although the agency classification is Class II, the rubric specifies that high-risk pathogens without reported illness warrant a score of 3.
Plain-English summary
Spartan Central Kitchen is voluntarily recalling 428 five-pound units of #322 Chicken Salad Base. The recall covers products manufactured from August 20, 2012, to September 10, 2012, with sell-by dates on or before October 2, 2012, and UPC 322. The products were distributed only in Michigan and Ohio.
The recall was initiated after an FDA inspection collected microbiological swabs that tested positive for Listeria Monocytogenes, Listeria innocua, or Listeria seeligeri in 21 sub-samples from zones 1, 2, and 3. The firm is recalling the products due to the possible contamination.
Consumers who have purchased these products should check their sell-by dates and UPC codes. If the products match the description, they should not be consumed and should be returned to the place of purchase or discarded.
The recalled product
- Product
- #322 Chicken Salad Base 5 pounds
- Manufacturer
- Spartan Central Kitchen
- Category
- Food — Deli / Ready-to-Eat
- Hazard
- Affected units
- 428
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 322
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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