The Recall Desk
Agency classClass IOur severity:CriticalFDA (Food)·F-1421-2020·Announced 2020-09-09

Saddlin' Up Salsa Medium Recalled for Potential Salmonella Newport Contamination

Spokane Produce, Inc. is recalling Saddlin' Up Salsa Medium due to potential Salmonella Newport contamination from supplied onions.

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 FDA has classified this recall as Class I, which meets the rubric criteria for a Critical severity score (5).

Plain-English summary

Spokane Produce, Inc. is voluntarily recalling 456 units of Saddlin' Up Salsa Medium, item number 83259. The product is a refrigerated, ready-to-eat salsa packaged in a 15 oz. plastic tub with a plastic lid. The recall is due to a potential contamination with Salmonella Newport, as onions supplied to the firm by Thomson International, Inc. may have been contaminated.

The affected product has a Best By Date of 8/5/2020 or 9/30/2020 and carries UPC 88694 83255. The product was distributed in Idaho, Montana, and Washington. The firm initially mentioned Oregon in its distribution report but confirmed that no distribution occurred in that state.

Consumers who have purchased this product should check their pantries and refrigerators for the specific item number and UPC. If found, consumers should discard the product or return it to the place of purchase. The FDA classifies this recall as Class I, indicating a reasonable probability that the use of, or exposure to, the violative product may cause serious adverse health consequences or death.

The recalled product

Product
Saddlin' Up Salsa Medium, item number 83259, refrigerated product, ready to eat product, packaged in a 15 oz. plastic tub with a plastic lid. UPC 88694 83255.
Manufacturer
Spokane Produce, Inc.
Category
Food — Salsa / Ready-to-Eat
Hazard
Affected units
456

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 (1)

  • Best By Date: 8/5/2020 and 9/30/2020

Distribution

Distributed in 4 states:

Part of a larger recall action

This product is one of 4 recalled by Spokane Produce, 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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