The Recall Desk
Agency classClass IIOur severity:HighFDA (Food)·F-1941-2018·Announced 2018-09-12

Caito Foods Recalls Garden Salad with Homestyle Ranch Dressing Due to Cyclospora

Caito Foods LLC is recalling Garden Salad with Homestyle Ranch Dressing because an ingredient tested positive for Cyclospora.

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 a high-risk pathogen (Cyclospora) without reported illnesses, which aligns with the 'High' severity criteria in the rubric.

Plain-English summary

Caito Foods LLC is voluntarily recalling Garden Salad with Homestyle Ranch Dressing, 11.5 oz. (UPC 0826766141036). The recall involves 1,282 cases of the product with sell-by dates ranging from July 19, 2018, to July 23, 2018.

The company initiated the recall after learning from a supplier that an ingredient used in the product tested positive for Cyclospora. The affected products were distributed in Michigan, Indiana, and California.

Consumers who purchased this product should check their refrigerators for the specific UPC and sell-by dates listed above. If found, consumers should discard the product or return it to the place of purchase.

The recalled product

Product
Garden Salad with Homestyle Ranch Dressing, 11.5 oz. UPC 0826766141036
Manufacturer
Caito Foods LLC.
Affected units
1,282

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)

  • Sell By 7/19/2018-7/23/2018
  • UPC 0826766141036

Distribution

Distributed in 3 states:

Part of a larger recall action

This product is one of 12 recalled by Caito 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 12 products in this recall →

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