The Recall Desk
Agency classClass IOur severity:CriticalFDA (Food)·F-1347-2020·Announced 2020-09-09

Taylor Farms Rotini Pasta Salad Recalled for Salmonella Risk

Taylor Farms is recalling specific units of Rotini Pasta Salad due to potential Salmonella contamination. The product was distributed in Texas, Oklahoma, Kansas, and Missouri.

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 source text explicitly identifies the agency classification as Class I, which mandates a severity score of 5 according to the rubric.

Plain-English summary

Taylor Farms Texas, Inc. is recalling 92 units of Taylor Farms Retail Rotini Pasta Salad (1/10oz) due to the potential for contamination by Salmonella. The recalled product is identified by SKU 7000280 and a Use By Date of 8/6/2020.

The recall affects units distributed in Texas, Oklahoma, Kansas, and Missouri. The FDA has classified this as a Class I recall, which indicates a reasonable probability that the use of, or exposure to, the violative product may cause serious adverse health consequences or death.

Consumers who have purchased this product should check their refrigerators for the specific SKU and Use By Date listed above. If found, consumers should discard the product or return it to the place of purchase.

The recalled product

Product
Taylor Farms Retail Rotini Pasta Salad 1/10oz
Affected units
92

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 (2)

  • SKU:7000280
  • Use By Date: 8/6/2020

Distribution

Distributed in 4 states:

Part of a larger recall action

This product is one of 11 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.

See all 11 products in this recall →

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