Salsa Products Recalled Due to Potential Salmonella Contamination
Sysco Corporation is recalling multiple salsa products due to potential Salmonella contamination in cucumbers. All lot codes across several brands are affected.
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: FDA Class I is the FDA's highest-severity classification, indicating a reasonable probability that use or exposure to the product will cause serious adverse health consequences or death. Salmonella is explicitly listed as a high-risk pathogen warranting critical severity. The agency's own Class I designation mandates a score of 5 per the severity rubric.
Plain-English summary
Sysco Corporation is recalling multiple salsa products sold under the East Coast Fresh brand and various store brands including Wellsley Farms, Weis, Tops, and Ahold. The affected products include 1-pound retail cups, 5-pound containers, 6-pack 1-pound units, 7-pound containers, and 20-pound bulk containers. All lot codes of these products are affected, with a total of 14,338 units being recalled.
The recall was initiated due to potential Salmonella contamination in cucumbers used in the salsa products. Salmonella is a serious bacterial pathogen that can cause foodborne illness.
These products were distributed across multiple states and territories: Connecticut, Delaware, Florida, Georgia, Kentucky, Massachusetts, Maryland, Michigan, New Jersey, North Carolina, Ohio, Pennsylvania, South Carolina, Vermont, Virginia, West Virginia, and Puerto Rico.
This is an FDA Class I recall, the agency's most serious classification. Consumers who have purchased these products should contact their retailer or Sysco Corporation for further instructions.
The recalled product
- Product
- RTSALSA1LB 1# EAST COAST FRESH Salsa Cup - 1 lb ALL LOT CODES SAL20 5# EAST COAST FRESH EC-Salsa- Fresh 5# ALL LOT CODES SAL210 6/1# EAST COAST FRESH Salsa- Fresh Retail 6x1# (E) ALL LOT CODES SAL45 20# EAST COAST FRESH EC-Salsa- Fresh 20# ALL LOT CODES SAL48 7# EAST COAST FRESH
- Manufacturer
- Sysco Corporation
- Hazard
- salmonella
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)
- All lot codes
Distribution
Distributed in 17 states:
- CT
- DC
- DE
- FL
- GA
- KY
- MA
- MD
- MI
- NC
- NJ
- OH
- PA
- SC
- VA
- VT
- WV
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