Huxtable's Kitchen Recalls Trader Joe's Roasted Butternut Squash Salad
Huxtable's Kitchen Inc. is recalling Trader Joe's Roasted Butternut Squash, Red Quinoa and Wheatberry Salad due to potential Listeria monocytogenes contamination in onions.
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 5/5 (Critical).
Highest-severity recall. The hazard can cause serious injury or death. Stop using the product now and follow the agency's instructions.
Our severity reasoning: The agency classification is FDA Class I, which per the rubric mandates a score of 5 regardless of other factors.
Plain-English summary
Huxtable's Kitchen Inc. is voluntarily recalling Trader Joe's Roasted Butternut Squash, Red Quinoa and Wheatberry Salad, 9.5 oz. The product is packaged in a plastic tray with a plastic lid and contains 18 units per basket. A total of 3,639 units are subject to the recall.
The recall was initiated because the onions used as an ingredient have the potential to be contaminated by Listeria monocytogenes. The affected products have use-by dates of 7/28/12 and 7/30/12.
The product was distributed to Trader Joe's market stores in California, Arizona, Nevada, and New Mexico. Consumers who purchased this product should check their use-by dates and dispose of the product or return it to the place of purchase.
The recalled product
- Product
- Trader Joe's Roasted Butternut Squash, Red Quinoa and Wheatberry Salad, 9.5 oz. Product packaged in plastic tray with plastic lid. 18 units/basket.
- Manufacturer
- Huxtable's Kitchen Inc
- Category
- Food — Deli / Ready-to-Eat
- Hazard
- Affected units
- 3,639
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)
- Use by date 7/28/12 and 7/30/12
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