Herold's Southern Macaroni Salad recalled due to Listeria contamination risk
Herold Salads, Inc. is recalling its Southern Macaroni Salad sold in Ohio, Pennsylvania, and Michigan due to potential Listeria monocytogenes contamination. Affected products carry expiration dates from December 4, 2023 through January 15, 2024.
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 rubric identifies Listeria monocytogenes as a high-risk pathogen. These factors establish severity level 4 (Severe).
Plain-English summary
Herold Salads, Inc. is recalling Herold's Southern Macaroni Salad packaged in 1lb, 2lb, 3lb, 5lb, and 10lb plastic containers due to potential contamination with Listeria monocytogenes. The recalled products were distributed in Ohio, Pennsylvania, and Michigan, with 1,158 pounds of product subject to the recall.
Affected products carry lot codes with expiration dates ranging from December 4, 2023 through January 15, 2024. Consumers should check their product packaging to identify the lot code and expiration date to determine if their salad is included in the recall.
Listeria monocytogenes is a bacterium that can cause serious illness, particularly in young children, pregnant women, elderly individuals, and those with weakened immune systems. Consumers with affected products should not consume them.
The recalled product
- Product
- Herold's Salad - Southern Macaroni Salad packaged in 1lb, 2lb, 3lb, 5lb, and 10b plastic containers
- Manufacturer
- Herold Salads, Inc.
- Category
- Food — Ready-to-Eat
- 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 (17)
- Code 5 Expiration: 12/4/2023
- 12/9/2023
- 12/11/2023
- 12/18/2023
- 12/23/2023
- 12/25/2023
- 1/6/2024
- 1/14/2024
- 1/15/2024 Lot Code: 3 10252901
- 3 10302901
- 3 11012901
- 3 11082901
- 3 11132901
- 3 11152901
- 3 11272901
- 3 12052901
- 3 12062901
Distribution
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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