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Agency classClass IOur severity:SevereUSDA FSIS·125-2017·Announced 2017-11-18

Green Cuisine Recalls Poultry Salads Due to Foreign Matter Contamination

Green Cuisine is recalling approximately 65,621 pounds of ready-to-eat chicken and turkey salads sold at Trader Joe's due to possible contamination with hard silica and glass fragments.

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 4/5 (Severe).

The hazard poses a serious risk of illness, injury, or structural failure. Stop using the product immediately and contact the manufacturer for a refund or repair.

Our severity reasoning: The source text explicitly classifies the recall as 'High - Class I' and 'Class I'. According to the rubric, USDA Class I recalls are assigned a severity score of 4 (Severe), regardless of the fact that no injuries have been reported.

Plain-English summary

Green Cuisine, a San Fernando, California establishment, is recalling approximately 65,621 pounds of ready-to-eat chicken and turkey salad products. The recall was initiated because the products may be contaminated with extraneous materials, specifically hard silica and glass fragments. The affected items are sold under the Trader Joe's brand and include White Meat Chicken Salad, Curried White Chicken Deli Salad, and Turkey Cranberry Apple Salad.

The recalled products were produced between November 4 and November 15, 2017, and bear a "Use By" date of November 10 to 21, 2017. These items were shipped to retail locations in Arizona, California, Colorado, Idaho, Louisiana, New Mexico, Nevada, Oklahoma, Oregon, Texas, Utah, and Washington. The issue was identified after the company received consumer complaints and notified the USDA Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) on November 17, 2017.

FSIS has not received reports of injury or illness from the consumption of 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. For more information, consumers can contact the FSIS Consumer Affairs Group at (855) 215-5128 or visit AskKaren.gov.

The recalled product

Product
Green Cuisine Recalls Poultry Products Due To Possible Foreign Matter Contamination
Category
Food — Deli / Ready-to-Eat
Hazard

Distribution

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