Macaroni salad recalled over potential Listeria monocytogenes contamination in New York
Made Fresh Salads is recalling 100 pounds of LO-BOY Foods macaroni salad in 5 lb tubs distributed in New York over potential Listeria monocytogenes. The FDA classified it Class I.
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: Scored 5 because the FDA classified this recall as Class I, which the rubric assigns the top severity regardless of other factors.
Plain-English summary
LO-BOY FOODS Macaroni Salad, packaged in 5 lb white plastic tubs, from Made Fresh Salads, is being recalled because the product may be contaminated with Listeria monocytogenes.
The recall covers 100 pounds of macaroni salad with a sell by date of 20 October 2025. The product was distributed in New York.
The FDA has classified this as a Class I recall, its most serious category, used where there is a reasonable probability of serious health consequences or death. Listeria monocytogenes can cause serious infection, particularly in pregnant people, newborns, older adults and people with weakened immune systems.
This is a bulk tub size, so delis and food businesses holding it should stop using it and follow the firm's instructions.
The recalled product
- Product
- LO-BOY FOODS; MACARONI SALAD; packaged in 5lb white plastic tubs
- Manufacturer
- Made Fresh Salads Inc
- Category
- Food — Prepared salad
- Affected units
- 100
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)
- Sell By Date: 10/20/25
Distribution
Distributed in 1 state:
Part of a larger recall action
This product is one of 2 recalled by Made Fresh Salads 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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