Spartan Central Kitchen Recalls Salad Topper Due to Listeria Contamination
Spartan Central Kitchen is voluntarily recalling 8-ounce Salad Topper products manufactured in August and September 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 Listeria monocytogenes, a high-risk pathogen, but the source text does not report any illnesses or injuries, meeting the criteria for a High severity score.
Plain-English summary
Spartan Central Kitchen is voluntarily recalling 443 units of #022 Salad Topper, 8 ounces, 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 were collected from zones 1, 2, and 3, and results indicated that 21 sub-samples were positive for these Listeria species. The affected products are distributed only in Michigan and Ohio. Consumers should look for products with a UPC of 0-11213-90410 and a sell-by date on or before September 15, 2012.
Consumers who have purchased these products should stop using them and contact Spartan Central Kitchen for further instructions or a refund.
The recalled product
- Product
- #022 Salad Topper 8 ounces
- Manufacturer
- Spartan Central Kitchen
- Category
- Food — Deli / Ready-to-Eat
- Hazard
- Affected units
- 443
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 15-Sep with UPC 0-11213-90410
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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