The Recall Desk
Agency classClass IOur severity:SevereFDA (Food)·F-0757-2024·Announced 2024-01-24

Corky's & Lenny's Potato Salad Recalled for Listeria monocytogenes

Herold Salads, Inc. is recalling Corky's & Lenny's potato salad packaged in 30-pound containers due to potential Listeria monocytogenes contamination. Affected products were distributed to 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: FDA Class I classification requires a minimum severity score of 4. The recall involves Listeria monocytogenes, a high-risk pathogen in a ready-to-eat food product distributed across multiple states.

Plain-English summary

Herold Salads, Inc. is recalling Corky's & Lenny's potato salad packaged in 30-pound plastic containers due to potential contamination with Listeria monocytogenes.

The recalled products were distributed to Ohio, Pennsylvania, and Michigan. The affected lot codes are 3 10260701, 3 11080701, 3 11150701, and 3 11290701, with expiration dates of December 5, 2023; December 18, 2023; December 25, 2023; and January 8, 2024. Approximately 990 pounds of product are involved in this recall.

Consumers should not consume this recalled product. Those who have purchased it should dispose of it or return it to the retailer.

The recalled product

Product
Corky's & Lenny's - Potato Salad packaged in 30lb plastic containers
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 (7)

  • Code 12 Expiration: 12/5/2023
  • 12/18/2023
  • 12/25/2023
  • 1/8/2024 Lot Code: 3 10260701
  • 3 11080701
  • 3 11150701
  • 3 11290701

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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