Agency classClass IOur severity:Severe FDA (Food)·F-0753-2024·Announced 2024-01-24

Herold's Salad Poppyseed Bowtie Pasta Recalled for Potential Listeria Contamination

Herold Salads is recalling poppyseed bowtie pasta 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: This is an FDA Class I recall. Per the severity guidelines, FDA Class I recalls must score at least 4. Although no illnesses have been reported in the source text, Listeria monocytogenes is a known high-risk pathogen capable of serious health consequences.

Plain-English summary

Herold Salads, Inc. is recalling Herold's Salad Poppyseed Bowtie Pasta packaged in 1lb, 2lb, 3lb, and 5lb plastic containers due to potential contamination with Listeria monocytogenes. The recall involves approximately 1,230 pounds of product distributed in Ohio, Pennsylvania, and Michigan.

Affected products have expiration dates ranging from November 2023 through January 2024, with specific lot codes 3 10243801, 3 11063801, 3 11083801, 3 11143801, 3 11163801, 3 11213801, 3 11283801, 3 11303801, and 3 12073801.

Consumers in the affected areas who have purchased this product are advised to dispose of it or return it to their retailer. Listeria monocytogenes is a serious foodborne pathogen that can cause severe illness, hospitalization, and in some cases death, particularly in pregnant individuals, newborns, elderly persons, and people with weakened immune systems.

The recalled product

Product: Herold's Salad - Poppyseed Bowtie Pasta packaged in 1lb, 2lb, 3lb, and 5lb plastic containers
Manufacturer: Herold Salads, Inc.
Category: Food — Ready-to-Eat 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 (19)

Code 220 Expiration: 11/23/2023
11/25/2023
12/6/2023
12/8/2023
12/14/2023
12/16/2023
12/21/2023
12/28/2023
12/30/2023
1/6/2024 Lot Code: 3 10243801
3 10243801
3 11063801
3 11083801
3 11143801
3 11163801
3 11213801
3 11283801
3 11303801
3 12073801

Distribution

Distributed in 3 states:

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.

See all 32 products in this recall →

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