River Ranch Classic Garden Salad Recalled for Listeria Contamination
River Ranch Fresh Foods is recalling Classic Garden salad bags after FDA samples tested positive for 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 minimum severity score of 4, and the presence of a high-risk pathogen (Listeria) in a ready-to-eat product typically warrants the highest severity rating in the absence of mitigating factors.
Plain-English summary
River Ranch Fresh Foods, LLC is recalling River Ranch brand Classic Garden salad in 6 oz and 16 oz bags. The recall was initiated after the company was notified that two separate samples of the product, which were pulled by the FDA, tested positive for Listeria monocytogenes.
The affected products are identified by UPCs 45388-60001 and 45388-60002. The Best By code dates range from 12MAY2012 to 29MAY2012, with specific ranges of 12MAY2012 - 22MAY2012 also noted. The code date is located in the upper right hand corner of the bags. The product is processed and packaged in Salinas, CA.
Products were released for distribution in the US and Canada. Consumers should check their refrigerators for these specific bags and dispose of them if found.
The recalled product
- Product
- River Ranch brand Classic Garden, 6 oz, 16 oz bags, UPCs: 45388-60001, 45388-60002; Product is a salad item; bagged in clear polyethylene film (foodservice) and polypropylene/polyethylene (retail). Refrigerate and consume within Best By date. Product is processed and packaged by…
- Manufacturer
- River Ranch Fresh Foods LLC
- Category
- Food — Salads
- Hazard
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 code dates between 12MAY2012 - 29MAY2012
Distribution
Distribution scope not specified by the agency.
Part of a larger recall action
This product is one of 87 recalled by River Ranch Fresh Foods LLC 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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