The USDA has issued a public health alert and issued a recall for more than a dozen FDA-regulated salads and salad kits sold at multiple retailers in six states over concerns of possible listeria contamination.
US food authorities recall salads over possible Listeria contamination
More than a dozen salads and salad kits that are sold by multiple retailers in six states have been recalled over possible contamination with listeria, although no illnesses have been reported.
The products were packaged under the Revolution Farms brand name and were sold in Illinois, Indiana, Kentucky, Michigan, Ohio, and Wisconsin. Consumers are instructed to discard the products or return them to the place of purchase for a full refund, The Hill reported.
The US Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) issued a public health alert for ready-to-eat (RTD) fresh salad products with chicken and ham, which contain Food and Drug Administration (FDA) regulated lettuce that has been recalled for possible contamination with listeria (Listeria monocytogenes [Lm]), according to an FSIS bulletin.
About listeria infections
Typical symptoms are fever, muscle aches, headache, stiff neck, confusion, loss of balance, and convulsions, sometimes preceded by diarrhea or other gastrointestinal symptoms.
However, 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. Less commonly, persons outside these risk groups are affected.
Here are the recalled products
The following salad products are made by Revolution Farms, a Michigan-based company, and also sold under the Revolution Farms brand name and were packaged between March 3 and March 11.
Product > best buy/sell by/packaged on code > UPC code
-Great Lakes Gourmet 5oz Retail>Best By 3/28/23 – 4/5/23> 856791008028
-Green Sweet Crisp 5oz> Best By 3/28/23 – 4/5/23 > 856791008141
-Michigan Spring Mix 5oz Retail > Best By 3/28/23 – 4/5/23 > 856791008004
-Robust Romaine 5oz Retail > Best By 3/28/23 – 4/5/23 > 856791008035
-Romaine Lettuce Boats 5oz Retail > Best By 3/28/23 – 4/5/23 > 856791008196
-Sweet Crisp Deli Leaf 5oz Retail > Best By 3/28/23 – 4/5/23 > 856791008189
-Whole Leaf Romaine 5oz Retail > Best By 3/28/23 – 4/5/23 > 856791008202
-Sesame Ginger Crunch 6 oz Salad Kit > Sell By 3/23/23 > 856791008233
-Traverse City Cherry 6 oz Salad Kit> Sell By 3/23/23 > 856791008226
-Zesty Southwest 6 oz Salad Kit > Sell By 3/23/23 > 856791008240
-Farmer’s Mix 3lb Bulk > Packaged On 3/3/23 – 3/11/23 > 856791008134
-Great Lakes Gourmet 3lb Bulk > Packaged On 3/3/23 – 3/11/23 > 856791008066
-Green Sweet Crisp 3lb Bulk > Packaged On 3/3/23 – 3/11/23 > 856791008172
-Michigan Spring Mix 3lb Bulk > Packaged On 3/3/23 – 3/11/23 > 856791008042
-Robust Romaine 3lb Bulk > Packaged On 3/3/23 – 3/11/23 > 856791008127
Salads with chicken and ham recalls
The FSIS also listed the four following packages of salads with chicken and ham as part of the recall. They were produced between March 10-twenty-four, 2023.
Product > best buy/sell by/packaged on code
-Fruit Ridge Farms White Chicken Caesar Salad>sell by dates 03/10/23 through 04/14/23
-Fruit Ridge Farms Chef Salad with Ham>sell by dates 03/10/23 through 04/14/23
-BELL’S BISTRO White Chicken Caesar Salad>sell by dates 03/10/23 through 04/14/23
-BELL’S BISTRO Chef Salad with Ham>sell by dates 03/10/23 through 04/14/23
