The Recall Desk
HighFDA (Food)·F-0961-2023·Announced 2023-06-07

Fresh Location Garden Salad Recalled for Potential Metal Contamination

The H.T. Hackney Company is recalling Fresh Location Garden Salad with Ranch due to potential metal fragments in the product, which may pose a choking and injury risk.

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: This FDA Class II recall addresses potential metal contamination in a ready-to-eat food product. Metal fragments pose a direct risk of physical injury through choking or mouth laceration, meeting the rubric criterion for high-severity hazards where injury risk is clear but no actual illnesses have been reported.

Plain-English summary

Fresh Location Garden Salad with Ranch, packaged in 7.25oz clear plastic containers with UPC 8 55110 00811 4, is being recalled by The H.T. Hackney Company. Products with a "Fresh by" date of 5/19/2023 are included in this recall.

The recall is due to the potential presence of metal fragments in the product. Metal contamination poses a risk of choking or mouth injury to consumers.

Approximately 323 units of the affected product were distributed to retail locations in Illinois, Indiana, Michigan, and Ohio.

Consumers who have purchased this product should not consume it. The product should be disposed of. Consumers with questions may contact the recalling company or the Food and Drug Administration.

The recalled product

Product
Fresh location Garden Salad with Ranch, 7.25oz clear plastic container, UPC 8 55110 00811 4
Manufacturer
The H.T. Hackney Company
Category
Food — Ready-to-Eat Salad
Hazard
Affected units
323

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)

  • Fresh by: 5/19/2023

Distribution

Distributed in 4 states:

Part of a larger recall action

This product is one of 5 recalled by The H.T. Hackney Company 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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