APPA Fine Foods Recalls Chicken Caesar Salad Kits for Listeria
APPA Fine Foods is recalling approximately 92,657 pounds of chicken Caesar salad kits due to possible Listeria monocytogenes contamination.
The agency’s classification
USDA FSIS: 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: The source metadata explicitly classifies the recall as 'High - Class I' (USDA Class I), which mandates a severity score of 5 according to the rubric.
Plain-English summary
APPA Fine Foods, a Corona, California establishment, is recalling approximately 92,657 pounds of fully cooked chicken Caesar salad kit products due to concerns about possible Listeria monocytogenes (Lm) contamination. The affected products are 11oz. clear plastic containers and 6.5-lb. boxes labeled “APPA Fine Foods/Sam's Club Daily Chef CHICKEN CAESAR SALAD KIT.” These kits were shipped nationwide to one bulk warehouse chain for retail sale in its in-store cafés.
Michigan Department of Agriculture and Rural Development personnel informed the USDA Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) that they received two confirmed positive Lm results from retail product purchased at one of the bulk warehouse chain locations. Subsequent sampling of intact components by the bulk warehouse chain indicated that only the chicken component tested positive for Lm. FSIS and the company have received no reports of illnesses associated with the consumption of these products.
Consumption of food contaminated with Lm can cause listeriosis, a serious infection that primarily affects older adults, persons with weakened immune systems, and pregnant women and their newborns. Symptoms can include fever, muscle aches, headache, stiff neck, confusion, loss of balance, and convulsions. Persons in higher-risk categories who experience flu-like symptoms within two months after eating contaminated food should seek medical care and inform their healthcare provider about the consumption of the recalled product.
The recalled product
- Product
- California Firm Recalls Chicken Caesar Salad Kits For Possible Listeria Contamination
- Category
- Food — Deli / Ready-to-Eat
- Hazard
Distribution
Distributed nationwide across the United States.
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