The Recall Desk
HighFDA (Food)·F-1585-2012·Announced 2012-08-15

River Ranch Garden Salad Recalled Due to Listeria Contamination

River Ranch Fresh Foods is recalling The Farmers Market brand Garden Salad because samples tested positive for Listeria monocytogenes.

What this means for you

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 a high-risk pathogen (Listeria monocytogenes) without reported illness, which corresponds to a score of 3 per the rubric.

Plain-English summary

River Ranch Fresh Foods, LLC is recalling The Farmers Market brand Garden Salad in 6 oz, 12 oz, and 24 oz bags. The recall was initiated after the company was notified that two separate samples of the product, which had been pulled by the FDA, tested positive for Listeria monocytogenes.

The affected products were processed and packaged in Salinas, California, and released for distribution in the United States and Canada. The Best By code dates for the recalled items 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.

Consumers should check their refrigerators for these specific products and UPCs (30034-30012, 30034-30400, 30034-30363). If found, they should discard the product or return it to the place of purchase.

The recalled product

Product
The Farmers Market brand Garden Salad, 6 oz, 12 oz, 24 oz bags, UPCs: 30034-30012, 30034-30400, 30034-30363; Product is a salad item; bagged in clear polyethylene film (foodservice) and polypropylene/polyethylene (retail). Refrigerate and consume within Best By date. Product is
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.

See all 87 products in this recall →