Trader Joe's Kale and Edamame Salad Recalled for Salmonella
World Class Distribution is recalling Trader Joe's Kale & Edamame Salad because the kale tested positive for Salmonella.
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 mandates a severity score of 5 according to the rubric.
Plain-English summary
World Class Distribution, Inc. is recalling Trader Joe's Kale & Edamame Salad with sweetened dried cranberries, grape tomatoes, almonds, scallions, and lemon herb dressing. The product is packaged in a clear plastic 10 oz container with a yellow sticker and green lettering.
The recall was initiated because the kale in the salad tested positive for Salmonella according to an FDA sample. A total of 3,763 units were distributed to one distributor and 58 retailers in Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Kentucky, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, Nebraska, Ohio, and Wisconsin. The affected products have use-by dates ranging from May 5, 2016, through May 14, 2016.
Consumers who have purchased this product should stop using it and return it to the place of purchase for a refund or dispose of it.
The recalled product
- Product
- Product labeled in part "Trader Joe's Kale & Edamame Salad with sweetened dried cranberries, grape tomatoes, almonds, scallions and lemon herb dressing, Net Wt. 10 oz (284g)" packaged in a clear plastic 10 oz container with yellow sticker and green lettering.
- Manufacturer
- World Class Distribution, Inc.
- Category
- Food — Salads
- Hazard
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 5/5/ 2016 through 5/14/2016
Distribution
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