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Agency classClass IOur severity:CriticalFDA (Food)·H-0190-2026·Announced 2025-11-19

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.

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: 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
Hazard
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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