GoldCoast Salads Lobster & Shrimp Spread Recalled for Listeria Contamination
GoldCoast Salads is recalling Lobster & Shrimp Spread due to potential Listeria monocytogenes contamination. Consumers should check for specific UPC codes and expiration dates.
The agency’s classification
FDA (Food): Class I
Class I is a situation in which there is a reasonable probability that the use of or exposure to a violative product will cause serious adverse health consequences or death.
This is the agency’s own classification, taken from its notice. The severity score below is our assessment, not the agency’s. How recall classes work
What this means for you
Our assessment, not the agency’s: severity 4/5 (Severe).
The hazard poses a serious risk of illness, injury, or structural failure. Stop using the product immediately and contact the manufacturer for a refund or repair.
Our severity reasoning: The agency classification is FDA Class I, which mandates a severity score of at least 4 according to the rubric. Additionally, Listeria monocytogenes is a high-risk pathogen.
Plain-English summary
GoldCoast Salads is recalling 2,284 cases of Lobster & Shrimp Spread in 8oz and 16oz flexible plastic cups. The recall is issued because the product may be contaminated with Listeria monocytogenes. The affected products are identified by specific UPC codes and expiration dates: 8oz containers have UPC 33555 00005 with an expiration date of 02/23/13, and 16oz containers have UPC 33555 00004 with an expiration date of 03/30/13. Both sizes carry the code L&S1.
The recalled product was distributed in Alabama, Florida, Georgia, Massachusetts, Maryland, North Carolina, New Jersey, New York, Pennsylvania, Tennessee, and Virginia. The source text does not specify the number of units sold or the specific retail locations where the product was available.
Consumers who have purchased this product should check their pantries for the specific UPC codes and expiration dates listed above. If the product matches the description, consumers should discard it or return it to the place of purchase. The source text does not report any illnesses or injuries associated with this recall.
The recalled product
- Product
- GoldCoast Salads Lobster & Shrimp Spread (8oz and 16oz in flexible plastic cup with flexible plastic lids - keep refrigerate at 38 or below)
- Manufacturer
- GoldCoast Salads
- Category
- Food — Deli / Ready-to-Eat
- Hazard
- Affected units
- 2,284
Distribution
Part of a larger recall action
This product is one of 4 recalled by GoldCoast Salads 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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