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Agency classClass IOur severity:CriticalUSDA FSIS·111-2018·Announced 2018-11-14

Ron's Home Style Foods Recalls Chicken Salad Products Due to Listeria Risk

Ron's Home Style Foods is recalling approximately 6,912 pounds of ready-to-eat chicken salad products in Texas 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 text explicitly classifies the recall as 'High - Class I' (USDA Class I), which mandates a severity score of 5 per the rubric.

Plain-English summary

Ron's Home Style Foods, a Houston, Texas establishment, is recalling approximately 6,912 pounds of ready-to-eat (RTE) chicken salad products that may be adulterated with Listeria monocytogenes. The affected items were produced and packaged on October 22, 2018, and bear establishment number P-32049 inside the USDA mark of inspection. The recall includes 5-lb. and 32-lb. bulk packages of various chicken salad varieties, as well as 12-oz. plastic containers of Texas Kitchen Salads products, with use-by dates ranging from November 16, 2018, to November 25, 2018.

The issue was discovered on November 13, 2018, during a routine record review by FSIS inspection program personnel. The products were shipped to institutional and retail locations in Texas. There have been no confirmed reports of adverse reactions due to consumption of these products.

Consumption of food contaminated with L. monocytogenes can cause listeriosis, a serious infection that primarily affects older adults, persons with weakened immune systems, and pregnant women and their newborns. Consumers who have purchased these products are urged not to consume them and should throw them away or return them to the place of purchase. Anyone concerned about an injury or illness should contact a healthcare provider.

The recalled product

Product
Ron's Home Style Foods Recalls Ready to Eat Chicken Salad Products due to Possible Listeria Contamination
Brand
Ron's Home Style Foods
Hazard

Distribution

Distributed in 1 state:

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