The Recall Desk
HighFDA (Food)·F-2025-2012·Announced 2012-09-05

Rita's Fine Food Recalls Medium Chef Salads Due to Undeclared Milk

Rita's Fine Food, Inc. is recalling 430 units of Medium Chef Salad sold in California because the product contains undeclared milk.

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 allergen mislabeling on a common allergen (milk), which corresponds to a severity score of 3 (High) per the rubric.

Plain-English summary

Rita's Fine Food, Inc. d/b/a Da Vinci's is recalling 430 units of Medium Chef Salad. The recall was initiated because the sandwiches contain undeclared milk as a sub-ingredient in the cheese.

The affected product is identified by UPC 697436001833. The recall is limited to the state of California.

Consumers with this product should stop eating it and return it to the place of purchase or dispose of it. Individuals with a milk allergy should avoid consuming this product.

The recalled product

Product
Medium Chef Salad
Affected units
430

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)

  • UPC 697436001833.

Distribution

Distributed in 1 state:

Part of a larger recall action

This product is one of 12 recalled by Rita's Fine Food, Inc. Dba Da Vinci's 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 →