The Recall Desk
Agency classClass IOur severity:CriticalFDA (Food)·F-2278-2012·Announced 2012-09-19

Safeway Farms Apple, Blue Cheese & Pecan Salad Recalled for Listeria

Missa Bay, LLC is recalling Safeway Farms Complete Apple, Blue Cheese & Pecan salad due to Listeria monocytogenes contamination.

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 per the rubric.

Plain-English summary

Missa Bay, LLC is recalling Safeway Farms Complete Apple, Blue Cheese & Pecan salad. The product is contaminated with Listeria monocytogenes.

The recall involves 264,662 cases and 296,224 individually distributed units. The product was distributed across multiple states, including Alabama, Arkansas, Connecticut, Delaware, DC, Florida, Georgia, Iowa, Illinois, Indiana, Kentucky, Louisiana, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, Mississippi, Montana, Nebraska, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, North Carolina, North Dakota, Ohio, Oklahoma, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, South Carolina, South Dakota, Tennessee, Vermont, Virginia, Wisconsin, and West Virginia.

Consumers should check their refrigerators for this product and dispose of it or return it to the store of purchase.

The recalled product

Product
Safeway farms Complete Apple, Blue Cheese & Pecan Total Net Wt. 8.75 OZ (248g) Salad & Toppings 6.75 OZ (191g) Dressing 2 OZ (!.83 FL OZ) 54 mL Distributed by Safeway Inc. PO Box 90 Pleasonton, CA 94506-0009 1-800-SAFEWAY/www.safeway.com On or before August 18; UPC 2113033680
Manufacturer
Missa Bay, LLC
Category
Food — Prepared 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 (2)

  • On or before August 16
  • UPC 7774524204

Distribution

Distributed in 35 states:

Part of a larger recall action

This product is one of 29 recalled by Missa Bay, LLC 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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