The Recall Desk
Agency classClass IOur severity:CriticalFDA (Food)·F-1315-2013·Announced 2013-04-24

Publix Deli Tri Fruit and Grain Salad Recalled for Listeria Risk

Publix Super Markets is recalling specific 12oz containers of Deli Tri Fruit and Grain Salad because the product may be adulterated with Listeria monocytogenes.

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 5/5 (Critical).

Highest-severity recall. The hazard can cause serious injury or death. Stop using the product now and follow the agency's instructions.

Our severity reasoning: The agency classification is FDA Class I, which mandates a severity score of 5 according to the rubric.

Plain-English summary

Publix Super Markets, Inc. is recalling 772 units of Deli Tri Fruit and Grain Salad with red rice, red wheat, quinoa, apricots, cranberry and raisins. The product is sold in 12oz clear plastic containers. The recall is being conducted because the product may be adulterated with Listeria monocytogenes.

The affected items have item code 04459 and UPC Code 041415396623. Consumers should check for use by dates of 04/15/2013, 04/14/2013, and 04/17/2013. The product was distributed in Alabama, Florida, Georgia, South Carolina, and Tennessee.

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

The recalled product

Product
Publix Deli Tri Fruit and Grain Salad with red rice, red wheat, quinoa, apricots, cranberry and raisins 12oz. In a clear plastic container.
Hazard
Affected units
772

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 (3)

  • Item code 04459
  • UPC Code: 041415396623 Use by dates of 04/15/2013
  • 04/14/2013 and 04/17/2013

Distribution

Distributed in 5 states:

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