The Recall Desk
CriticalFDA (Food)·F-2072-2012·Announced 2012-09-05

Fresh Ideas Recalls Costa Four Bean Salad Due to Listeria

Fresh Ideas Inc. is recalling Costa Four Bean Salad because it contains recalled Gill's Onions contaminated with Listeria monocytogenes.

What this means for you

Highest-severity recall. Risk of serious injury or death is documented or strongly suspected. Stop using the product now and follow the agency's instructions.

Our severity reasoning: The recall is classified as FDA Class I, which is the highest severity level indicating a reasonable probability that the use of or exposure to the violative product will cause serious adverse health consequences or death.

Plain-English summary

Fresh Ideas Inc. is recalling 210 cases of Costa Four Bean Salad, 4.50 lbs Poly Tub (Item #01385). The recall is necessary because the product contains Gill's Onions that are subject to a separate recall due to Listeria monocytogenes contamination.

The affected product was distributed in Massachusetts, Maine, Rhode Island, New Hampshire, Connecticut, Vermont, New York, and New Jersey. The use-by dates for the recalled product are July 26, 2012, July 27, 2012, and August 2, 2012.

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

The recalled product

Product
Costa Four Bean Salad 4.50 lbs Poly Tub (Item #01385 Green Beans, Kidney Beans (kidney beans, water, salt, CaCI2), Chick Peas (chick peas. water. salt, EDTA to promote color retention), Black Eyed Peas (black eye peas, water, salt, calcium chloride and disodium EDTA to prese
Manufacturer
Fresh Ideas Inc.
Category
Food — Canned / Jarred Foods
Hazard
Affected units
210

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 (3)

  • Use By: 7/26/12
  • 7/27/12
  • 8/2/12

Distribution

Distributed in 7 states:

Part of a larger recall action

This product is one of 13 recalled by Fresh Ideas Inc. 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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