The Recall Desk
Agency classClass IOur severity:SevereFDA (Food)·F-0468-2023·Announced 2023-03-22

Bistro To Go Chicken Salad Wheat Recalled for Listeria Contamination

Bistro To Go Chicken Salad Wheat (5.5 oz) sold January 24-30, 2023 is recalled for potential Listeria monocytogenes contamination. Consumers should not eat this product.

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: This recall is classified as FDA Class I, the agency's highest category, indicating the hazard could cause serious adverse health consequences. Listeria monocytogenes is a serious pathogen identified as the contamination concern.

Plain-English summary

Bistro To Go Chicken Salad Wheat in 5.5 oz single-serving packages is being recalled. The product was manufactured by Fresh Ideation Food Group, LLC (doing business as Fresh Creative Cuisine) in Baltimore, Maryland. The recall affects 526 units.

The product is recalled because it has the potential to be contaminated with Listeria monocytogenes. The recalled product was distributed to Maryland, Pennsylvania, Delaware, New York, the District of Columbia, New Jersey, North Carolina, Connecticut, South Carolina, Virginia, and Massachusetts. The affected product was sold between January 24, 2023 and January 30, 2023.

Consumers who have purchased this product should not consume it.

The recalled product

Product
Bistro To Go, Chicken Salad Wheat, Net Wt.5.5 Oz. Single Serving, Keep refrigerated
Manufacturer
FRESH IDEATION FOOD GROUP, LLC dba Fresh Creative Cuisine
Category
Food — Prepared Salad
Hazard
Affected units
526

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)

  • UPC Code : 813141021779

Distribution

Distributed in 11 states:

Part of a larger recall action

This product is one of 409 recalled by FRESH IDEATION FOOD GROUP, LLC dba Fresh Creative Cuisine 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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