The Recall Desk
HighFDA (Food)·F-0822-2019·Announced 2019-01-02

Apio Recalls Eat Smart Salad Shake Ups Due to Listeria Risk

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

What this means for you

Real risk of harm even if no illness or injury has been reported yet. Stop using the product and follow the agency's guidance.

Our severity reasoning: The recall involves a high-risk pathogen (Listeria monocytogenes) without reported illnesses in the source text, which aligns with the rubric criteria for a High severity score.

Plain-English summary

Apio, Inc. is recalling Eat Smart Salad Shake Ups - Tropical Lime/Lime Tropicale, 5.5 oz. (156 g), after the Canadian Food Inspection Agency notified the firm of a positive finding for Listeria monocytogenes in several varieties of the product. The specific UPCs for the recalled Tropical Lime variety are 7 09351-30179 7 and 7 09351 30197 1.

The affected products were 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. The recall includes units with a Best Before date of December 14, 2018 (Lot 112 331) and December 29, 2018 (Lot 112 346).

Consumers should check their pantries for these specific products and discard them or return them to the place of purchase. Listeria monocytogenes is a high-risk pathogen that can cause serious illness, particularly in vulnerable populations.

The recalled product

Product
Eat Smart Salad Shake Ups - Tropical Lime/Lime Tropicale 5.5 oz. (156 g); US UPC 7 09351-30179 7; 7 09351 30197 1 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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