Sartori Salsa Recalled for Possible Listeria Contamination
Sartori Inspirations is recalling Famous Thick Salsa due to possible Listeria monocytogenes contamination from recalled onion mixes.
The agency’s classification
FDA (Food): Class II
Class II is a situation in which use of or exposure to a violative product may cause temporary or medically reversible adverse health consequences, or where the probability of serious adverse health consequences is remote.
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 3/5 (High).
Real risk of harm even if no illness or injury has been reported yet. Stop using the product and follow the agency's guidance.
Our severity reasoning: The recall involves a high-risk pathogen (Listeria monocytogenes) without reported illness, which corresponds to a High severity score per the rubric.
Plain-English summary
Sartori Inspirations, LLC is recalling Famous Thick Salsa packaged in 7 oz clear plastic containers. The recall is being conducted because the product may have been manufactured using onion mixes that were previously recalled by another firm due to possible contamination with Listeria monocytogenes.
The affected product is identified by lot number FT21921. The salsa was distributed exclusively to the Whole Foods Grocery chain, with locations across the Rocky Mountain, Northeast, North Atlantic, Mid Atlantic, Northwest, and Southwest regions.
Consumers who have purchased this product should stop using it and return it to the place of purchase for a refund or follow instructions provided by the retailer.
The recalled product
- Product
- Famous Thick Salsa packaged in 7 oz clear plastic containers, manufactured by Sartori Inspirations, LLC, Lafayette, CO 80026.
- Manufacturer
- Sartori Inspirations, LLC
- Category
- Food — Salsa
- Hazard
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)
- Lot number FT21921.
Distribution
Distributed nationwide across the United States.
Part of a larger recall action
This product is one of 10 recalled by Sartori Inspirations, LLC 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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