Ready-to-eat salads recalled for potential Salmonella contamination
GBC Food Services is recalling multiple ready-to-eat salad products due to potential Salmonella contamination. The affected salads were purchased between May 8 and May 21, 2025.
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 4/5 (Severe).
The hazard poses a serious risk of illness, injury, or structural failure. Stop using the product immediately and contact the manufacturer for a refund or repair.
Our severity reasoning: This is an FDA Class I recall (as stated in the agency classification). Although no illnesses or injuries are explicitly reported in the source text, Class I recalls are by definition classified as Severe per the rubric.
Plain-English summary
GBC Food Services, LLC is recalling multiple ready-to-eat salad products that may be contaminated with Salmonella. The recalled products include Chef Salad (11oz, UPC 850065403328), Family Cobb Salad (22oz, UPC 850054894625), Individual Garden Salad (12oz, UPC 850054894618), Individual Greek Salad (12oz, UPC 850054894649), Individual Cobb Salad (11oz, UPC 850054894632), Family Garden Salad (24oz, UPC 850054894601), and Southwest Salad (11oz, UPC 850065403069). All affected products were purchased between May 8, 2025 and May 21, 2025.
The total recalled quantity is 74,548.04 lbs. The products were distributed in IN, IL, OH, KY, TN, MS, MO, AR, and MI.
Consumers who purchased any of these salads during the specified dates should not consume them. If you have purchased any of these products, return them to the place of purchase or dispose of them. Anyone who may have consumed these salads and experiences symptoms of Salmonella infection (diarrhea, fever, abdominal cramps) should contact a healthcare provider and report the illness to local health authorities.
The recalled product
- Product
- Chef Salad 11oz 850065403328 Purchase Dates: 05/08/2025 to 05/21/2025 Family Cobb Salad 22OZ 850054894625 Purchase Dates: 05/08/2025 to 05/21/2025 Individual Garden Salad 12OZ 850054894618 Purchase Dates: 05/08/2025 to 05/21/2025 Individual Greek Salad 12OZ 850054894649 Purchase…
- Manufacturer
- GBC Food Services, LLC
- Category
- Food — Ready-to-eat 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)
- Purchase Dates: 05/08/2025 to 05/21/2025
Distribution
Part of a larger recall action
This product is one of 5 recalled by GBC Food Services, 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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