The Recall Desk
Agency classClass IIOur severity:HighFDA (Food)·F-0395-2014·Announced 2014-01-01

Taylor Farms Salad Kits Recalled for Possible Listeria Contamination

Taylor Farms is recalling 136 units of Kings Summer Slaw salad kits because the included dressing was recalled for possible Listeria monocytogenes 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 monocytogenes) without reported illness, which corresponds to a High severity score of 3 according to the rubric.

Plain-English summary

Taylor Farms Maryland-Assateague Drive is recalling 136 units of Kings Summer Slaw salad kits. The recall involves specific lots with mix-through dates of October 27, 2013, October 28, 2013, and November 3, 2013.

The recall is being conducted because the salad kits contained dressing supplied by Reser's, which was recalled due to possible Listeria monocytogenes contamination. The affected products were distributed in New York, New Jersey, Pennsylvania, Massachusetts, and Missouri.

Consumers who have these specific salad kits should stop using them and return them to the place of purchase for a refund or contact the manufacturer for further instructions.

The recalled product

Product
KINGS SUMMER SLAW, 310161, TAYLOR FARMS 4.75#, NET WT: 4, TAYLOR FARMS, MD
Hazard
Affected units
136

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 (6)

  • TFMDAA290A
  • MIX THRU 10/27/2013
  • TFMDAA291A
  • MIX THRU 10/28/2013
  • TFMDAA297A
  • MIX THRU 11/03/2013

Distribution

Distributed in 5 states:

Part of a larger recall action

This product is one of 5 recalled by Taylor Farms Maryland-Assateague Drive 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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