Taylor Fresh Foods has issued a recall for its Marketside Bacon Ranch Crunch Salad Kits.
(WTAJ) – Taylor Fresh Foods has issued a recall for its Marketside Bacon Ranch Crunch Salad Kits that contain ingredient packets with cheese due to a potential Listeria contamination. This recall comes as an expansion of the recall from Rizo-López Foods, Inc. for dairy items under multiple brand names amid a national outbreak of Listeria monocytongenes.
Marketside Bacon Ranch Crunch Chopped Salad Kit 12.76 oz with UPC 681131305440 and with a "BEST If Used By" date on or before Feb. 21, 2024, are subject to this recall.
The recalled salad kits were sold in Walmart stores in Alabama, Arkansas, Colorado, Washington D.C., Iowa, Kansas, Kentucky, Louisiana, Maryland, Minnesota, Missouri, Mississippi, Montana, North Carolina, North Dakota, Nebraska, New York, Oklahoma, Pennsylvania, South Dakota, Tennessee, Texas, Virginia, West Virginia and Wyoming.
Taylor Fresh Foods has notified retailers to remove the recalled kits from store shelves. Consumers who have the recalled salad kit should discard it immediately and not consume it. Refunds are available at the location of purchase.
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. Healthy individuals may suffer short-term symptoms such as high fever, severe headache, stiffness, nausea, abdominal pain, and diarrhea. Listeria infection can cause miscarriage and stillbirths among pregnant women.
Those that have consumed food that have been recalled or linked to a Listeria outbreak or those that are exhibiting symptoms of listeriosis should contact a healthcare provider. Anyone with questions about the recall is asked to contact Taylor Fresh Foods' customer care team by calling 855-455-0098 Monday through Friday from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. PST.
