The Recall Desk
SevereFDA (Food)·F-0871-2015·Announced 2015-02-04

SunBurst Foods Recalls Garden Salad Products Due to Listeria Risk

SunBurst Foods, Inc. is recalling specific lots of Garden Salad and Deluxe Garden Salad due to a potential Listeria monocytogenes contamination.

What this means for you

Illness, injury, or structural failure has been reported. Stop using the product immediately and contact the manufacturer for a refund or repair.

Our severity reasoning: The recall is classified as FDA Class I, which indicates a reasonable probability that the use of, or exposure to, the violative product will cause serious adverse health consequences or death. Per the rubric, FDA Class I recalls are assigned a score of 4 or higher.

Plain-English summary

SunBurst Foods, Inc. is voluntarily recalling specific lots of Garden Salad and Deluxe Garden Salad products. The recall was initiated because the products may be contaminated with Listeria monocytogenes, a bacterium that can cause serious illness, particularly in high-risk groups such as the elderly, pregnant women, and individuals with weakened immune systems.

The affected products include Deluxe Garden Salad (Net Wt. 5.80 oz., UPC 7-01248-00945-8, MFG Code 1654), Garden Salad (Net Wt. 5.80 oz., UPC 7-01248-01027-0, MFG Code 1739), and Garden Salad (Net Wt. 5.80 oz., UPC 7-01248-00323-4, MFG Code 280). These products were distributed in North Carolina, New Jersey, and South Carolina.

Consumers who have purchased these specific products should check their refrigerators for the listed UPC and MFG codes. If they possess any of the affected items, they should discard them or return them to the place of purchase for a refund. The source text does not report any specific illnesses or injuries associated with this recall.

The recalled product

Product
Deluxe Garden Salad, Net Wt. 5.80 oz., UPC 7-01248-00945-8, MFG Code 1654; Garden Salad, Net Wt. 5.80 oz., UPC 7-01248-01027-0, MFG Code 1739; Garden Salad, Net Wt. 5.80oz,, UPC 7-01248-00323-4, MFG Code 280
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 (1)

  • See product description for lot numbers

Distribution

Distributed in 3 states:

Part of a larger recall action

This product is one of 121 recalled by SunBurst Foods, 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 121 products in this recall →