The Recall Desk
Agency classClass IIOur severity:ModerateFDA (Food)·F-1056-2016·Announced 2016-04-20

Winter Gardens Recalls Blue Ridge Farms Seafood Salad Due to Foreign Material

Winter Gardens Quality Foods is recalling 272 tubs of Blue Ridge Farms Seafood Salad because the supplier voluntarily recalled the salad oil used in the product due to potential foreign material.

The agency’s classification

FDA (Food): Class II

Class II is a situation in which use of or exposure to a violative product may cause temporary or medically reversible adverse health consequences, or where the probability of serious adverse health consequences is remote.

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 2/5 (Moderate).

Minor labeling or packaging issue, or a voluntary precautionary recall. Risk of harm is low but real — follow the manufacturer's instructions.

Our severity reasoning: The recall is classified as FDA Class II and involves a voluntary precautionary recall for potential foreign material without reported illnesses or injuries, fitting the criteria for a Moderate severity score.

Plain-English summary

Winter Gardens Quality Foods, Inc. is voluntarily recalling 272 five-pound tubs of Blue Ridge Farms Seafood Salad. The recall is being conducted because the supplier of the salad oil used in the product voluntarily recalled the raw material due to the potential presence of foreign material. Winter Gardens is continuing this voluntary recall through the supply chain.

The affected product is identified by the following details: Blue Ridge Farms Seafood Salad, item number 09526, net weight 5 lbs., packed by Winter Gardens Quality Foods, Inc. in New Oxford, PA. The specific use-by dates are 03/10/16, 03/15/16, 03/17/16, and 03/18/16. The affected lot numbers are 431, 436, 438, and 439.

The product was distributed in Maryland, North Carolina, New Jersey, New York, Pennsylvania, and Virginia. Consumers who have purchased this product should check their refrigerators for the specific use-by dates and lot numbers listed above. If they have the affected product, they should discard it or return it to the place of purchase.

The recalled product

Product
Blue Ridge Farms Seafood Salad; 09526; Net Weight: 5 lbs.; Keep Refrigerated; Use By: 03/10/16, 03/15/16, 03/17/16, 03/18/16; Lot #431, 436, 438, 439; Packed by Winter Gardens Quality Foods, Inc, New Oxford, PA 17350
Manufacturer
Winter Gardens Quality Foods, Inc.
Category
Food — Deli / Ready-to-Eat
Hazard

Is your product affected?

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Lot numbers (8)

  • Use By: 03/10/16
  • 03/15/16
  • 03/17/16
  • 03/18/16
  • Lot #431
  • 436
  • 438
  • 439

Distribution

Distributed in 6 states:

Part of a larger recall action

This product is one of 10 recalled by Winter Gardens Quality 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.

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