Herold's Macaroni Salad Recalled for Potential Listeria Contamination
Herold Salads is recalling macaroni salad in multiple sizes due to potential Listeria monocytogenes contamination. Affected products were distributed in Ohio, Pennsylvania, and Michigan.
What this means for you
Illness, injury, or structural failure has been reported. Stop using the product immediately and contact the manufacturer for a refund or repair.
Our severity reasoning: This FDA Class I recall designation mandates a minimum severity of 4 per the rubric. Listeria monocytogenes is a high-risk foodborne pathogen, and the potential for contamination in a ready-to-eat product poses significant risk.
Plain-English summary
Herold Salads, Inc. is recalling its macaroni salad (elbow) packaged in 8oz, 12oz, 1lb, 2lb, 5lb, and 10lb plastic containers due to potential contamination with Listeria monocytogenes. Approximately 4,930.25 pounds of product is involved.
The affected products were distributed in Ohio, Pennsylvania, and Michigan. Consumers can identify affected products by checking for Code 3 expiration dates between December 4, 2023 and January 15, 2024, along with the specific lot codes identified in the FDA recall.
Consumers who have purchased the affected products should not consume them and should discard the products or return them to the retailer. For additional information about the specific lot codes and expiration dates, consumers should refer to the FDA's recall notice.
The recalled product
- Product
- Herold's Salad - Macaroni Salad (Elbow) packaged in 8oz, 12oz, 1lb, 2lb, 5lb, and 10lb plastic containers
- Manufacturer
- Herold Salads, Inc.
- Category
- Food — Prepared Salad
- Hazard
- listeria
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 (20)
- Code 3 Expiration: 12/04/23
- 12/09/23
- 12/11/23
- 12/16/23
- 12/18/23
- 12/20/23
- 12/23/23
- 12/25/23
- 12/27/23
- 01/06/23
- 01/08/24
- 01/14/24
- 01/15/24 Lot Code: 3 10252401
- 3 10252402
- 3 10302401
- 3 11012401
- 3 11012402
- 3 11062401
- 3 11062402
- 3 11082401
Distribution
Distribution scope not specified by the agency.
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