Agency classClass IIOur severity:High FDA (Food)·F-1151-2014·Announced 2014-01-01

Taylor Farms Italian Pasta Salad Kits Recalled for Listeria Risk

Taylor Farms is recalling Italian Pasta Salad kits because they contain dressing from a supplier recalled for possible Listeria contamination.

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 3/5 (High).

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) without reported illness, which corresponds to a High severity score per the rubric.

Plain-English summary

Taylor Farms Texas, Inc. is recalling 211 units of Kit, Salad Italian Pasta PPC SWY 1/5.67#, product code 2900070. The product was distributed in Texas. The recall is necessary because the salad kits contain salad dressing supplied by Reser's, which was recalled due to possible Listeria Monocytogenes contamination.

The affected units have the following codes and use-by dates: TFD288AU5 (10/25/2013), TFD290AU5 (10/27/2013), TFD292AU5 (10/29/2013), and TFD295AU5 (11/01/2013). Consumers should check their inventory for these specific codes and dates.

Consumers should not consume the affected product. They should discard the product or return it to the place of purchase.

The recalled product

Product: Kit, Salad Italian Pasta PPC SWY 1/5.67#, 2900070, Net Weight: 5.67Lbs, Distributed by Taylor Farms Texas, Dallas, TX 75211
Manufacturer: Taylor Farms Texas, Inc.
Category: Food — Salad Kits
Hazard: listeria
Affected units: 211

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 (8)

TFD288AU5
Use by: 10/25/2013
TFD290AU5
Use by: 10/27/2013
TFD292AU5
Use by: 10/29/2013
TFD295AU5
Use by: 11/01/2013

Distribution

Distributed in 1 state:

Part of a larger recall action

This product is one of 2 recalled by Taylor Farms Texas, 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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Same manufacturer · Taylor Farms Texas, Inc.

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