Apio Recalls Eat Smart Salad Shake Ups Due to Listeria Risk
Apio, Inc. is recalling Eat Smart Salad Shake Ups in Avocado Ranch flavor because the Canadian Food Inspection Agency detected Listeria monocytogenes in the product.
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 the agency classification as Class I. Per the rubric, FDA Class I recalls are classified as Critical (Score 5).
Plain-English summary
Apio, Inc. is recalling Eat Smart Salad Shake Ups in the Avocado Ranch flavor. 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) size. The specific lot numbers involved are 112 331 with a Best Before date of December 14, 2018, and 112 346 with a Best Before date of December 29, 2018. The product was distributed in Arizona, California, Colorado, Florida, Iowa, Kansas, Oklahoma, Oregon, Texas, Utah, Washington, Idaho, Pennsylvania, Ohio, and in the Canadian provinces of Alberta, British Columbia, Ontario, Quebec, and Saskatchewan.
Consumers who have purchased this product should check their pantries for the specific lot numbers and best-before dates listed above. If the product is found, consumers should discard it or return it to the place of purchase.
The recalled product
- Product
- Eat Smart Salad Shake Ups - Avocado Ranch/Ranch et Avocats: 5.5 oz. (156 g); US UPC: 7 09351-30177 3; Canadian UPC: 7 09351 30195 7; Product of USA Distributed by Apio Inc., Guadalupe, Ca 93434
- Manufacturer
- Apio, Inc.
- Category
- Food — Deli / 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 (4)
- Best Before December 14
- 2018
- Lot 112 331 Best Before December 29
- Lot 112 346
Distribution
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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