Knotts Fine Foods Recalls Egg Salad for Possible Listeria
Knotts Fine Foods is recalling 12lb buckets of Egg Salad due to possible Listeria monocytogenes contamination in egg ingredients. The product was distributed to Mississippi and Tennessee.
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 5/5 (Critical).
Highest-severity recall. The hazard can cause serious injury or death. Stop using the product now and follow the agency's instructions.
Our severity reasoning: The agency classification is FDA Class I, which mandates a severity score of 5 according to the rubric. Additionally, Listeria monocytogenes is a high-risk pathogen.
Plain-English summary
Knotts Fine Foods Inc is recalling 12lb plastic buckets of Egg Salad, sold as two 12lb buckets per case, due to the possible presence of Listeria monocytogenes. The recall was initiated because Almark Foods issued a recall for possible Listeria monocytogenes in eggs, which are an ingredient used in the production of the egg salad.
The recalled product is identified by Batch Number 122219 and Product Number 40011. A total of 146 cases were distributed to Mississippi and Tennessee.
Consumers who have purchased this product should check their inventory for the specific batch and product numbers listed above. If the product is found, it should be discarded or returned to the place of purchase.
The recalled product
- Product
- 12lb plastic bucket of Egg Salad Sold as 2 - 12lb buckets per case
- Manufacturer
- Knotts Fine Foods Inc
- Category
- Food — Deli / Ready-to-Eat
- Hazard
- Affected units
- 146
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)
- Batch Number 122219 Product Number 40011
Distribution
Part of a larger recall action
This product is one of 2 recalled by Knotts Fine Foods 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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