The Recall Desk
Agency classClass IOur severity:SevereFDA (Food)·F-0759-2024·Announced 2024-01-24

Herold's Rotini Garden Medley Salad Recalled for Listeria Contamination Risk

Herold Salads is recalling Rotini Garden Medley packaged salad 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 involving Listeria monocytogenes, a high-risk pathogen. FDA Class I classification mandates a severity score of at least 4 per the rubric.

Plain-English summary

Herold Salads, Inc. is recalling Rotini Garden Medley packaged in 1lb, 2lb, and 5lb plastic containers due to potential contamination with Listeria monocytogenes.

Affected products were distributed in Ohio, Pennsylvania, and Michigan. The recall involves 962 lbs total. Specific lot codes affected include 3 10263201, 3 10303201, 3 11023201, 3 11063201, 3 11083201, 3 11133201, 3 11153201, 3 11203201, 3 11273201, and 3 11293201, with expiration dates ranging from 12/5/2023 through 1/8/2024.

Consumers who have purchased this product should not consume it and should discard it or return it to the place of purchase.

The recalled product

Product
Herold's Salads - Rotini Garden Medley packaged in 1lb, 2lb, and 5lb plastic containers
Manufacturer
Herold Salads, Inc.
Category
Food — Ready-to-Eat 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 (19)

  • Code 246 Expiration: 12/5/2023
  • 12/9/2023
  • 12/12/2023
  • 12/16/2023
  • 12/18/2023
  • 12/23/2023
  • 12/25/2023
  • 12/30/2023
  • 1/6/2024
  • 1/8/2024 Lot Code: 3 10263201
  • 3 10303201
  • 3 11023201
  • 3 11063201
  • 3 11083201
  • 3 11133201
  • 3 11153201
  • 3 11203201
  • 3 11273201
  • 3 11293201

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.

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