Creative Snacks Hold the Salt! Recalled for Potential Listeria
Creative Snacks Co. is recalling Hold the Salt! products due to the potential presence of 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 4/5 (Severe).
The hazard poses a serious risk of illness, injury, or structural failure. Stop using the product immediately and contact the manufacturer for a refund or repair.
Our severity reasoning: The agency classified this recall as Class I — 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. On that classification alone this is scored Severe; a score of Critical is reserved for recalls where a death or serious injury was reported. The agency gives the reason as: "Potential presence of Listeria Monocytogenes"
Plain-English summary
Creative Snacks Co., LLC is recalling 110 cases of its Hold the Salt! products, including 10 lb. bulk bags and 8.5 oz. cups. The recall is being conducted because of the potential presence of Listeria monocytogenes.
The affected products were distributed in California, Connecticut, Delaware, Georgia, Indiana, Maine, Massachusetts, Minnesota, New Jersey, New York, North Carolina, South Carolina, Texas, and Utah.
Consumers who purchased these products should stop using them and contact Creative Snacks Co., LLC for further instructions.
The recalled product
- Product
- Creative Snacks Co. Hold the Salt!, 10 lb. bulk, UPC 816512011201; Creative Snacks Co. Hold the Salt!, 8.5 oz. cup, UPC 816512011034
- Manufacturer
- Creative Snacks Co., LLC
- Category
- Food — Snacks
- Hazard
- Affected units
- 110
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 (2)
- Creative Snacks 10 lb. bulk 1296041516
- Creative Snacks 8.5 oz. cup 2934041916
Distribution
Part of a larger recall action
This product is one of 7 recalled by Creative Snacks Co., 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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