FDA Food Recalls

Recalls / Class II

Class IIF-1586-2012

Product

The Farmers Market brand ColeSlaw Kit, 11 oz bag, UPC: 30034-99829; Product is a salad item; bagged in clear polyethylene film (foodservice) and polypropylene/polyethylene (retail). Refrigerate and consume within Best By date. Product is processed and packaged by River Ranch Fresh Foods, LLC, Salinas, CA

Type
Food
Affected lot / code info
Best By code dates between 12MAY2012 - 29MAY2012; 12MAY2012 - 22MAY2012. The code date is located in the upper right hand corner of the bags.

Why it was recalled

River Ranch was notified that two separate samples of products pulled by the FDA which were produced by River Ranch, tested positive for Listeria monocytogenes.

Recalling firm

Firm
River Ranch Fresh Foods LLC
Notification channel
Press Release
Type
Voluntary: Firm initiated
Address
1085 Abbott St, Salinas, California 93901-4501

Distribution

Distribution pattern
Products were released for distribution in US and Canada.

Timeline

Recall initiated
2012-05-18
FDA classified
2012-08-08
Posted by FDA
2012-08-15
Terminated
2012-09-19
Status
Terminated

Source: openFDA Food Enforcement endpoint. Recall record F-1586-2012. The FDA issues recall classifications as health-hazard assessments, not legal findings.