ASK Foods Recalls Smokey Mozzarella Pasta Salad Due to Contamination Risk
ASK Foods Inc. is recalling 4 lb. bulk containers of Smokey Mozzarella Pasta Salad due to potential contamination with Listeria monocytogenes or Salmonella.
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 high-risk pathogens (Listeria and Salmonella) without reported illness, which corresponds to a score of 3 (High) per the rubric.
Plain-English summary
ASK Foods Inc. is recalling 2 cases of Smokey Mozzarella Pasta Salad, 4 lb. Bulk Container, due to potential contamination with Listeria monocytogenes or Salmonella. The product was sold from the deli and to food service accounts. The specific code for the recalled product is 2303-119.
The recalled product was distributed in the following states: AL, AK, CT, DL, FL, GA, IL, ID, KT, LA, MD, MA, MI, NJ, NY, NC, OH, PA, SC, TN, VA, and WV.
Consumers who have purchased this product should check their inventory and stop using it immediately. The recall is classified as Class II by the FDA.
The recalled product
- Product
- ASK Foods Inc. Smokey Mozzarella Pasta Salad, 4 lb. Bulk Container sold from the deli and to food service accounts
- Manufacturer
- ASK Foods Inc
- Category
- Food — Deli / Ready-to-Eat
- Hazard
- Affected units
- 2
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)
- 2303-119
Distribution
Part of a larger recall action
This product is one of 6 recalled by ASK 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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