The Recall Desk
CriticalFDA (Food)·F-2073-2012·Announced 2012-09-05

Fresh Ideas Recalls Calico Bean Salad Due to Listeria Contamination

Fresh Ideas Inc. is recalling Calico Bean Salad packaged under Costa and Stop & Shop brands because the product 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 indicates 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 245 cases of Calico Bean Salad (5 lbs Poly Tub, Item #01409) packaged under the Costa and Stop & Shop brands. The recall is necessary because the product contains Gill's Onions that have been recalled due to contamination with Listeria monocytogenes.

The affected product includes black eye peas, chick peas, kidney beans, black beans, Italian dressing, apple cider vinegar, celery, green pepper, red pepper, and onion. The specific use-by dates for the recalled items are 7/26/12, 7/27/12, 7/31/12, and 8/2/12.

The product was distributed in Massachusetts, Maine, Rhode Island, New Hampshire, Connecticut, Vermont, New York, and New Jersey. Consumers should discard the product or return it to the store of purchase.

The recalled product

Product
Calico bean Salad 5 lbs Poly Tub (Item #01409) packaged under Costa and Stop & Shop brand, Item T1407, C1407, 5 lb Poly Bag Black eye peas , water, salt, calcium chloride and disodium EDTA to preserve color), Chick Peas (cooked dried chick peas, water,salt), Kidney Beans (k
Manufacturer
Fresh Ideas Inc.
Category
Food — Deli / Ready-to-Eat
Hazard
Affected units
245

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 (4)

  • Use By: 7/26/12
  • 7/27/12
  • 7/31/12
  • 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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