Herold's Salads Cheddar Mac & Sour Cream recalled for Listeria contamination
Herold Salads, Inc. is recalling Cheddar Mac & Sour Cream salads due to potential Listeria monocytogenes contamination. Affected products were distributed in Ohio, Pennsylvania, and Michigan.
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 agency classified this recall as Class I — 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. On that classification alone this is scored Severe; a score of Critical is reserved for recalls where a death or serious injury was reported. The agency gives the reason as: "Potential contamination with Listeria monocytogenes"
Plain-English summary
Herold Salads, Inc. is recalling Herold's Salads - Cheddar Mac & Sour Cream packaged in 12oz, 1lb, 2lb, and 5lb plastic containers due to potential contamination with Listeria monocytogenes.
The recall affects 254 lbs of product that were distributed in Ohio, Pennsylvania, and Michigan. Affected products include lot codes 310253101, 311073101, 31113101, 311153101, and 311283101, with expiration dates of 11/24/23, 12/07/23, 12/13/23, 12/15/23, and 12/28/23.
Consumers who have purchased affected products should not consume them.
The recalled product
- Product
- Herold's Salads - Cheddar Mac & Sour Cream packaged in 12oz, 1lb, 2lb, and 5lb plastic containers
- Manufacturer
- Herold Salads, Inc.
- Category
- Food — Prepared Salad
- 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 (9)
- Code 54 Expiration: 11/24/23
- 12/07/23
- 12/13/23
- 12/15/23
- 12/28/23 Lot Code: 310253101
- 311073101
- 31113101
- 311153101
- 311283101
Distribution
Part of a larger recall action
This product is one of 32 recalled by Herold Salads, 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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