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BrightFarms Recall: Product ingredient may be contaminated with Listeria monocytogenes.

United States

TerminatedClass I

Company
BrightFarms
Product
BrightFarms Southwest Chipotle Salad Kit Ready to eat salad…
Recall date
February 7, 2024
Terminated
June 28, 2024
Source
FDA

Reason for recall

Product ingredient may be contaminated with Listeria monocytogenes.

  1. - Recall initiated
  2. - Reported by source
  3. - Recall terminated
Recalled products
Product description UPC Quantity Lot / code information
BrightFarms Southwest Chipotle Salad Kit Ready to eat salad kit containing green lettuce (grown by indoors at BrightFarms) and a master pack supplied by Latitude 36 Foods, which contain cotija cheese, dressing and toppings. Intended for retail distribution to consumers. Cotija Cheese is manufactured by Rizo Lopez Foods Inc. Not published in this source record 24960 units Best by dates Dec. 31, 2023 through Feb. 22, 2024 2.3 - UPC Codes: 8-50051-82500-4

Distribution

  • Delaware
  • Maryland
  • Maine
  • Massachusetts
  • New Hampshire
  • New Jersey
  • New York
  • North Carolina
  • Pennsylvania
  • Vermont
  • Virginia
  • and Washington D.C

Official source record

Agency
FDA
Dataset
FDA Food Enforcement (Recalls)
Recall number
F-1065-2024
Event ID
93967
Status
Terminated
Classification
Class I
Company
BrightFarms
Product description
BrightFarms Southwest Chipotle Salad Kit Ready to eat salad kit containing green lettuce (grown by indoors at BrightFarms) and a master pack supplied by Latitude 36 Foods, which contain cotija cheese, dressing and toppings. Intended for retail distribution to consumers. Cotija Cheese is manufactured by Rizo Lopez Foods Inc.
Quantity
24960 units
Reason
Product ingredient may be contaminated with Listeria monocytogenes.
Recall initiation date
February 7, 2024
Report date
March 20, 2024
Classification date
Not published in this source record
Termination date
June 28, 2024
Distribution pattern
Delaware, Maryland, Maine, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, North Carolina, Pennsylvania, Vermont, Virginia, and Washington D.C
UPC, lot, and code information
Best by dates Dec. 31, 2023 through Feb. 22, 2024 2.3 - UPC Codes: 8-50051-82500-4
Voluntary or mandated
Voluntary: Firm initiated
Initial notification method
Two or more of the following: Email, Fax, Letter, Press Release, Telephone, Visit
Source last updated
Not tracked separately from the Public Health Trace retrieval date below
Public Health Trace retrieval date

Responsible company: BrightFarms

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