River Ranch Recalls Angel Hair Cole Slaw Due to Listeria
River Ranch Fresh Foods is recalling The Farmers Market brand Angel Hair Cole Slaw because samples tested positive for Listeria monocytogenes.
The agency’s classification
FDA (Food): Class II
Class II is a situation in which use of or exposure to a violative product may cause temporary or medically reversible adverse health consequences, or where the probability of serious adverse health consequences is remote.
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 3/5 (High).
Real risk of harm even if no illness or injury has been reported yet. Stop using the product and follow the agency's guidance.
Our severity reasoning: The recall involves Listeria monocytogenes, a high-risk pathogen, and the source text does not report any illnesses or injuries, meeting the criteria for a High severity score.
Plain-English summary
River Ranch Fresh Foods, LLC is recalling The Farmers Market brand Angel Hair Cole Slaw, 10 oz bags. The product is a salad item processed and packaged in Salinas, California. The recall was initiated after the company was notified that two separate samples of products pulled by the FDA tested positive for Listeria monocytogenes.
The affected product is identified by UPC 30034-30266. The Best By code dates range from 12MAY2012 to 29MAY2012, with a specific subset ranging from 12MAY2012 to 22MAY2012. The code date is located in the upper right-hand corner of the bags. The product was released for distribution in the United States and Canada.
Consumers should check their refrigerators for this product and dispose of it if the UPC and Best By dates match the affected range.
The recalled product
- Product
- The Farmers Market brand Angel Hair Cole Slaw, 10 oz bag, UPC: 30034-30266; 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…
- 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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