CC Kitchens, LLC Recalls Meat and Poultry Salad Products Due to Possible Listeria Contamination

Recall date

June 9, 2017

Source

U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA FSIS)

Recall number

066-2017

FDA classification

Class I

Sold / distributed

Michigan, Ohio, Virginia, West Virginia

Why it was recalled

Product Contamination

Class I is the FDA’s most serious recall level: there is a reasonable probability that using this product will cause serious harm or death.

What was recalled

WASHINGTON, June 9, 2017 CC Kitchens, LLC, a Cincinnati, Ohio establishment, is recalling approximately 2,415 pounds of ready-to-eat meat and poultry salad products that may be adulterated with Listeria monocytogenes , the U.S. Department of Agricultures Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) announced today. The ready-to-eat meat and poultry salad items were produced and packaged on various dates between May 31, 2017 and June 5, 2017. The salad products have a six-day shelf life. The following products are subject to recall: [ View Labels (PDF only)] 12.6-oz. clamshell packages containing Chef Salad with case code 71001 and Sell By dates of 6/5/2017, 6/6/2017, 6/7/2017, 6/8/2017, 6/9/2017 and 6/10/2017. 13.1-oz. clamshell packages containing Chicken & Bacon Cobb Salad with case code 71004 and Sell By dates of 6/5/2017, 6/6/2017, 6/7/2017, 6/8/2017, 6/9/2017 and 6/10/2017. 9.4-oz. clamshell packages containing Chef Side Salad with case code 71005 and Sell By dates of 6/5/2017, 6/6/2017, 6/7/2017, 6/8/2017, 6/9/2017 and 6/10/2017. 9.65-oz. clamshell packages containing Chicken & Bacon Cobb Side Salad with case code 71007 and Sell By dates of 6/5/2017, 6/6/2017, 6/7/2017, 6/8/2017, 6/9/2017 and 6/10/2017. The products subject to recall bear establishment number EST. P-45676 inside the USDA mark of inspection. These items were shipped to retail locations in Ohio, Michigan and West Virginia. The problem was discovered when CC Kitchens, LLC was notified by one of its suppliers that lettuce used in the production of their ready-to-eat meat and poultry salad products was involved in a recall. The lettuce supplier initiated a recall as a precaution because positive test results for the presence of Listeria (which could include L. monocytogenes ) were identified during environmental testing of portions of their facility. There have been no confirmed reports of adverse reactions due to consumption of these products. Consumption of food contaminated with L. monocytogenes c…