The Recall Desk
HighUSDA FSIS·032-2021·Announced 2021-09-23

Ready Pac Foods Recalls Salads with Undeclared Anchovy Allergen

Ready Pac Foods is recalling ready-to-eat salads containing meat and poultry because they include salad dressing with an undeclared anchovy allergen.

What this means for you

Real risk of harm even if no illness or injury has been reported yet. Stop using the product and follow the agency's guidance.

Our severity reasoning: The recall involves allergen mislabeling on a common allergen (anchovies) with no reported illnesses, which meets the criteria for a High severity score.

Plain-English summary

Ready Pac Foods, Inc. is recalling approximately 222,915 pounds of ready-to-eat salad products containing meat and poultry. The recall is due to misbranding and the presence of an undeclared allergen, anchovies, in the salad dressing component. The dressing was supplied by Litehouse Inc., which recalled the product because ranch dressing was inadvertently misbranded and may contain Caesar dressing with anchovies.

The affected salads were produced between August 27, 2021, and September 19, 2021, at establishments in Swedesboro, New Jersey, and Jackson, Georgia. These products were shipped to retail and Department of Defense locations nationwide. The packaging may bear establishment numbers M-18502B, P-18502B, M-32081, or P-32081.

There have been no confirmed reports of adverse reactions from consuming these products. Consumers who have purchased these items are urged not to consume them and should throw them away or return them to the place of purchase.

The recalled product

Product
Ready Pac Foods, Inc. Recalls Ready to Eat Salad Products Containing Meat and Poultry Due to Misbranding and an Undeclared Allergen
Category
Food — Ready-to-Eat Salads
Hazard

Distribution

Distributed nationwide across the United States.

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