Guadalupe company recalls salad bowls after testing positive for listeria
Apio Inc. of Guadalupe, California has recalled several ‘Eat Smart Single-Serve Salad Shake Ups’ salad bowl products after a random sample tested positive for Listeria Monocytogenes.
Health officials with the Canadian Food Inspection Agency discovered the bacteria in an ‘Eat Smart Single-Serve Salad Shake Ups Sweet Kale/Chou Frise Doux 156 gr. (5.5oz)’ bowl with a “Best Before of Dec 14, 2018” label.
“As a precautionary measure, we are recalling all products produced on the same day, same production line, as the one sample that tested positive by CFIA. At this time, we are not aware of any illnesses linked by health officials to this recall and no other products are affected by this recall,” said the Apio company in a statement.
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 Frise Doux – UPC 7 09351 30243 5, Lot 112 331
The product from any of these lot numbers should be disposed of immediately.
The product was shipped to retail and distributor customers in Arizona, California, Colorado, Florida, Iowa, Kansas, Oklahoma, Oregon, Texas, Utah and Washington.
In Canada, the product was shipped to retail and distributor customers in Alberta, British Columbia, Ontario, Quebec and Saskatchewan.
Listeria monocytogenes is an organism which can cause serious and sometimes fatal infections in young children, frail or elderly people, and others with weakened immune systems. Although healthy individuals may suffer only short-term symptoms such as high fever, severe headache, stiffness, nausea, abdominal pain and diarrhea, Listeria infection can cause miscarriages and stillbirths among pregnant women.
Anyone who has the recalled product in their possession should not consume it, officials warn. Consumers with questions may contact Apio’s toll-free number at 1- 800-626-2746, or visit its website at https://www.eatsmart.net.
