Recall Alert: Salad products Sold at Walmart, Costco and Winco Have Been Recalled
Recall Alert: Salad products Sold at Walmart, Costco and Winco Have Been Recalled
Recall Alert: Salad products Sold at Walmart, Costco and Winco Have Been Recalled
Salad products from Walmart, Costco, and Winco were recalled on Thursday in response to a statewide listeria epidemic that has claimed two lives and affected at least 26 others.
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration announced that Ready Pac Foods voluntarily recalled a small number of containers of four salad kits in response to a larger recall by Rizo-López Foods. The kits include cheese that may be tainted with Listeria monocytogenes, a bacteria that can infect small infants, the elderly, and others with compromised immune systems, leading to serious and occasionally fatal diseases. A listeria infection can also result in stillbirths or miscarriages in women.
Upon being notified of the expanded recall on February 7, 2024, Ready Pac conducted an investigation and determined that the following products may be impacted:
The kits are sold in bags and the UPC and best by dates may be found on the front or the back of the package depending on which kit was purchased.
A total of 15,751 cases were manufactured between December 2023 through February 2024 by Ready Pac Foods and distributed to the retailers listed above.Ready Pac has ceased all sale and distribution of the impacted products and any products in inventory will be removed and destroyed per FDA guidelines. Ready Pac is urging customers who purchased any of the potentially impacted products to immediately discard the entirety of the kit, including the individual packets of cheese, or return it to the retailer where it was purchased, for a full refund. No other Ready Pac Foods products sold under the Ready Pac Bistro brand are affected.
Consumers with questions may contact the Ready Pac Foods Consumer Affairs at +1.800.800.7822 Monday through Friday, 9 a.m. – 5 p.m. PST or by email at bfa-consumer.affairs@bonduelle.com
