Boston Salads Recalls Garden Tuna Salads Due to Listeria Risk
Boston Salads & Provisions Co., Inc. is recalling Garden Tuna Salads sold under the Costa Fruit Fresh Ideas label because they may be contaminated with Listeria monocytogenes.
The agency’s classification
FDA (Food): Class I
Class I is a situation in which there is a reasonable probability that the use of or exposure to a violative product will cause serious adverse health consequences or death.
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 I, which indicates a reasonable probability that the use of or exposure to the violative product will cause serious adverse health consequences or death. Per the rubric, FDA Class I recalls must be scored at least 4.
Plain-English summary
Boston Salads & Provisions Co., Inc. is voluntarily recalling 894 cases of 5-pound Garden Tuna Salads sold under the Costa Fruit Fresh Ideas label. The recall is being issued because the product may be contaminated with Listeria monocytogenes.
The affected products were distributed in Connecticut, Massachusetts, Maine, Rhode Island, and Vermont. The recalled items have sell-by dates between September 16, 2013, and November 4, 2013.
Consumers who have purchased these products should check their sell-by dates and discard the product or return it to the place of purchase. Listeria monocytogenes is a bacterium that can cause serious illness, particularly in pregnant women, newborns, older adults, and people with weakened immune systems.
The recalled product
- Product
- Garden Tuna Salads- 5lbs sold under the label: Costa Fruit Fresh Ideas
- Manufacturer
- Boston Salads & Provisions Co., Inc.
- Category
- Food — Deli / Ready-to-Eat
- Hazard
- Affected units
- 894
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)
- Sell By dates between 9/16/2013 and 11/4/2013
Distribution
Part of a larger recall action
This product is one of 6 recalled by Boston Salads & Provisions Co., Inc. 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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