Listeria prompts salad kit recall

Author: 
beckman@theproducenews.com (press release)
Date: 
Tuesday, 18 December 2018 - 1:49am

Apio Inc. of Guadalupe, CA, is voluntarily recalling five SKUs of Eat Smart Single-Serve Salad Shake Ups (bowls). The recall comes after the Canadian Food Inspection Agency informed the company that one random sample of Eat Smart Single-Serve Salad Shake Ups Sweet Kale (5.5-ounce) with Best Before of Dec. 14 tested positive for Listeria Monocytogenes. ban

As a precautionary measure, there is a recall of all products produced on the same day, same production line, as the one sample that tested positive by CFIA. At this time, there are no reported illnesses linked by health officials to this recall and no other products are affected by this recall.

“We’re conducting this voluntary recall as a precaution out of consideration for the wellbeing and safety of our customers and consumers, despite the fact that there have been no reported cases of illness,” said Brian Zomorodi, Apio's vice president of quality and food safety. “We continue to be committed to serving consumers with the very best quality product and service.”

The affected product can be identified with the following UPC and lot codes:

  • Eat Smart Single-Serve Salad Shake Ups – Asian Sesame – UPC 7 09351 30241 1, Lot 112 331
  • Eat Smart Single-Serve Salad Shake Ups – Avocado Ranch – UPC 7 09351 30177 3, Lot 112 331
  • Eat Smart Single-Serve Salad Shake Ups – Raspberry Acai – UPC 7 09351 30178 0, Lot 112 331
  • Eat Smart Single-Serve Salad Shake Ups – Sweet Kale – UPC 7 09351 30240 4, Lot 112 331
  • Eat Smart Single-Serve Salad Shake Ups – Tropical Lime – UPC 7 09351 30179 7, Lot 112 331
  • Eat Smart Single-Serve Salad Shake Ups – Avocado Ranch/Ranch ET Avocats – UPC 7 09351 30195 7, Lot 112 331
  • Eat Smart Single-Serve Salad Shake Ups – Raspberry Acai/Framboises ET Acai – UPC 7 09351 30196 4, Lot 112 331
  • Eat Smart Single-Serve Salad Shake Ups – Sweet Kale/Chou Frisé Doux – UPC 7 09351 30243 5, Lot 112 331

The product was shipped to retail and distributor customers in the following U.S. states: Arizona, California, Colorado, Florida, Iowa, Kansas, Oklahoma, Oregon, Texas, Utah and Washington. In Canada, the product was shipped to retail and distributor customers in the following provinces: Alberta, British Columbia, Ontario, Quebec and Saskatchewan.

Apio Inc. has already notified retail and distributor customers who were shipped the affected product.

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