River Ranch Garden Supreme Salad Recalled for Listeria Contamination
River Ranch Fresh Foods is recalling Garden Supreme salad due to Listeria monocytogenes contamination found in FDA-pulled samples.
What this means for you
Illness, injury, or structural failure has been reported. Stop using the product immediately and contact the manufacturer for a refund or repair.
Our severity reasoning: The recall is classified as FDA Class II and involves Listeria monocytogenes, a high-risk pathogen. Per the rubric, FDA Class II recalls involving high-risk pathogens or significant injury reports are classified as Severe.
Plain-English summary
River Ranch Fresh Foods, LLC is recalling The Farmers Market brand Garden Supreme, 12 oz bag, UPC: 30034-30146. The product is a salad item processed and packaged in Salinas, CA, and distributed in the US and Canada.
The recall was initiated after River Ranch was notified that two separate samples of products pulled by the FDA, which were produced by the company, tested positive for Listeria monocytogenes. The affected products have Best By code dates between 12MAY2012 and 29MAY2012, with specific ranges of 12MAY2012 to 22MAY2012 also noted. The code date is located in the upper right hand corner of the bags.
Consumers should check their refrigerators for these specific bags and dispose of them or return them to the place of purchase. The product should be refrigerated and consumed within the Best By date, but given the contamination, it should not be consumed.
The recalled product
- Product
- The Farmers Market brand Garden Supreme, 12 oz bag, UPC: 30034-30146; 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 River Ranch F
- 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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