Agency classClass IOur severity:Severe FDA (Food)·F-0613-2018·Announced 2018-01-10

Meijer Michigan Harvest Salad Recalled for Listeria Risk

Meijer Distribution is recalling 1,824 units of Michigan Harvest Salad due to potential Listeria monocytogenes contamination in sliced apples.

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 FDA classified this recall as Class I, which mandates a severity score of at least 4 according to the rubric, due to the high-risk pathogen Listeria monocytogenes.

Plain-English summary

Meijer Distribution, Inc. is voluntarily recalling 1,824 retail units of Meijer Michigan Harvest Salad (10 oz plastic containers) because the sliced apples within the product may be contaminated with Listeria monocytogenes. The affected products are identified by UPC 7-08820-68400-3 and have sell-by dates ranging from December 17, 2017, through December 21, 2017.

The recall covers products distributed in Illinois, Indiana, Kentucky, Michigan, Ohio, and Wisconsin. Each wholesale case contains four retail containers. The FDA has classified this recall as Class I, indicating a reasonable probability that the use of, or exposure to, the violative product will cause serious adverse health consequences or death.

Consumers who have purchased this product should check their sell-by dates and UPC codes. If the product matches the description, consumers should discard it or return it to the place of purchase. No specific illnesses have been reported in the source text, but Listeria monocytogenes is a high-risk pathogen.

The recalled product

Product: Meijer Michigan Harvest Salad 10 Oz retail unit in plastic container UPC: 7-08820-68400-3 4 retail containers per wholesale case
Manufacturer: Meijer Distribution, Inc
Category: Food — Salads
Hazard: listeria
Affected units: 1,824

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 (3)

printed labels include sell by range of December 17
2017 through December 21
2017

Distribution

Distributed in 6 states:

Part of a larger recall action

This product is one of 3 recalled by Meijer Distribution, 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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Same manufacturer · Meijer Distribution, Inc

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