The Recall Desk
Agency classClass IOur severity:SevereFDA (Food)·F-0761-2024·Announced 2024-01-24

Herold's Salad Santa Fe Pasta Recalled for Potential Listeria Contamination

Herold Salads, Inc. is recalling Herold's Salad Santa Fe Pasta sold in 1lb, 2lb, and 5lb containers from Ohio, Pennsylvania, and Michigan due to potential Listeria monocytogenes contamination.

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 recall carries an FDA Class I classification, which is assigned to situations where there is a reasonable probability of serious health consequences. Listeria monocytogenes is a high-risk pathogen capable of causing serious infections in vulnerable populations.

Plain-English summary

Herold Salads, Inc. is recalling Herold's Salad - Santa Fe Pasta packaged in 1lb, 2lb, and 5lb plastic containers. A total of 462 lbs of product has been recalled. The affected products were distributed in Ohio, Pennsylvania, and Michigan.

The recall was initiated due to potential contamination with Listeria monocytogenes. This organism can cause serious infections in vulnerable populations, including pregnant women, newborns, elderly individuals, and those with compromised immune systems.

Consumers who have purchased the affected product should not consume it. The specific affected lot codes are 3 10263601, 3 11023601, 3 11093601, 3 11163601, 3 11223601, and 3 12063601 with expiration dates of 11/25/2023, 12/2/2023, 12/9/2023, 12/16/2023, 12/22/2023, and 1/5/2024. Consumers should return the product to the retailer or dispose of it appropriately.

The recalled product

Product
Herold's Salad - Santa Fe Pasta packaged in 1lb, 2lb, and 5lb 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 (11)

  • Code 248 Expiration: 11/25/2023
  • 12/2/2023
  • 12/9/2023
  • 12/16/2023
  • 12/22/2023
  • 1/5/2024 Lot Code: 3 10263601
  • 3 11023601
  • 3 11093601
  • 3 11163601
  • 3 11223601
  • 3 12063601

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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