Agency classClass IIOur severity:High FDA (Food)·F-0397-2014·Announced 2014-01-01

Taylor Farms Broccoli Cheddar Pasta Salad Kits Recalled for Listeria Risk

Taylor Farms is recalling Broccoli Cheddar Pasta Salad Kits because they contained dressing from Reser's that 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 aligns with the criteria for a High severity score.

Plain-English summary

Taylor Farms Maryland-Assateague Drive is recalling 281 units of Kit Broccoli Cheddar Pasta Salad (Item 310087, Net Wt: 8.56#). The recall was initiated because the salad kits contained salad dressing supplied by Reser's, which was previously recalled due to possible Listeria monocytogenes contamination.

The affected products were distributed in New York, New Jersey, Pennsylvania, and Massachusetts. Consumers should check their pantries for these specific salad kits and look for the following code information: TFMDAA287A (Mix Thru 10/24/2013), TFMDAA288A (Mix Thru 10/25/2013), TFMDAA289A (Mix Thru 10/26/2013), TFMDAA290A (Mix Thru 10/27/2013), TFMDAA291A (Mix Thru 10/28/2013), TFMDAA294A (Mix Thru 11/01/2013), TFMDAA295A (Mix Thru 11/01/2013), TFMDAA296A (Mix Thru 11/02/2013), or TFMDAA297A (Mix Thru 11/03/2013).

Consumers who have purchased these products should not consume them and should contact the retailer where they were purchased for a refund or follow instructions provided by the recalling firm.

The recalled product

Product: KIT BROCCOLI CHEDDAR PASTA, 310087, TAYLOR FARMS 8.56#, NET WT: 8.56, TAYLOR FARMS, MD
Manufacturer: Taylor Farms Maryland-Assateague Drive
Category: Food — Salad Kits
Hazard: listeria
Affected units: 281

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 (17)

TFMDAA287A
MIX THRU 10/24/2013
TFMDAA288A
MIX THRU 10/25/2013
TFMDAA289A
MIX THRU 10/26/2013
TFMDAA290A
MIX THRU 10/27/2013
TFMDAA291A
MIX THRU 10/28/2013
TFMDAA294A
MIX THRU 11/01/2013
TFMDAA295A
TFMDAA296A
MIX THRU 11/02/2013
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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