Earthbound Farms Organic Baby Spinach Salad Recalled for Salmonella Risk
Earthbound Farms is recalling Organic Baby Spinach Grab & Go Salads because the peanuts included in the package may be contaminated with Salmonella.
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 source text explicitly identifies the agency classification as Class I, which mandates a severity score of 5 according to the rubric.
Plain-English summary
Natural Selection Foods LLC dba Earthbound Farm is recalling Earthbound Farms Organic Baby Spinach Grab & Go Salad with sesame, soy vinaigrette, and peanuts. The recall is due to potential Salmonella contamination in the peanuts, which were provided by Sunland through a third party.
The affected product is the USDA Organic 3.5 oz. clamshell package with UPC 0 32601 08875 0. The recall covers 362 cases with Best if Used by Dates ranging from 10/17/12 through 10/28/12. The product was distributed in California, Florida, Hawaii, Louisiana, Massachusetts, Montana, Nebraska, New Jersey, New York, Ohio, Oregon, Pennsylvania, Texas, and Canada.
Consumers should stop using the product and dispose of it or return it to the place of purchase. The FDA classifies this as a Class I recall, indicating a reasonable probability that the use of, or exposure to, the violative product may cause serious adverse health consequences or death.
The recalled product
- Product
- Earthbound Farms Organic Baby Spinach Grab & Go Salad; with sesame, soy vinaigrette and peanuts. USDA Organic 3.5 oz. Clamshell package. UPC 0 32601 08875 0 Natural Selection Foods San Juan Bautista, CA.
- Manufacturer
- Natural Selection Foods LLC dba Earthbound Farm
- Category
- Food — Prepared Salads
- Hazard
- Affected units
- 362
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)
- Best if Used by Dates: 10/17-12 through 10/28/12.
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