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CriticalFDA (Food)·F-0818-2019·Announced 2019-01-02

Apio Recalls Eat Smart Salad Shake Ups Due to Listeria

Apio, Inc. is recalling specific varieties of Eat Smart Salad Shake Ups after the Canadian Food Inspection Agency detected Listeria monocytogenes.

What this means for you

Highest-severity recall. Risk of serious injury or death is documented or strongly suspected. Stop using the product now and follow the agency's instructions.

Our severity reasoning: The source metadata explicitly identifies this as an FDA Class I recall, which mandates a severity score of 5 according to the rubric.

Plain-English summary

Apio, Inc. is recalling Eat Smart Salad Shake Ups in the Asian Sesame variety. The recall was initiated after the Canadian Food Inspection Agency notified the firm of a positive finding for Listeria monocytogenes in several varieties of the product.

The affected product is the 5.5 oz. (156 g) Asian Sesame/Sesame Asiatique variety, identified by UPC 7 09351-30241 1 and 7 09351 30244 2. The recall includes units with a Best Before date of December 14, 2018 (Lot 112 331) and December 29, 2018 (Lot 112 346).

The product was distributed in Arizona, California, Colorado, Florida, Iowa, Kansas, Oklahoma, Oregon, Texas, Utah, Washington, Idaho, Pennsylvania, and Ohio, as well as in the Canadian provinces of Alberta, British Columbia, Ontario, Quebec, and Saskatchewan. Consumers should check their pantries for these specific lot numbers and dates and dispose of the product if found.

The recalled product

Product
Eat Smart Salad Shake Ups - Asian Sesame/Sesame Asiatique; 5.5 oz. (156 g); UPC 7 09351-30241 1, 7 09351 30244 2 Product of USA Distributed by Apio Inc., Guadalupe, Ca 93434
Manufacturer
Apio, Inc.
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 (4)

  • Best Before December 14
  • 2018
  • Lot 112 331 Best Before December 29
  • Lot 112 346

Distribution

Distributed in 14 states:

Part of a larger recall action

This product is one of 5 recalled by Apio, 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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