Ready-To-Eat Salads Sold In Virginia Recalled

VIRGINIA — If you've bought any ready-to-eat salads from a grocery store in Virginia recently, you might want to check the label.

Safeway Fresh Food, LLC is recalling approximately 717 pounds of ready-to-eat chicken caesar salad products due to misbranding and undeclared allergens, the U.S. Department of Agriculture's Food Safety and Inspection Service announced Tuesday.

The ready-to-eat chicken caesar salad products were produced April 19, 2022. The following product is subject to recall [view labels]:

• 13.6-oz. plastic bowl containing "Dole FRESH Takes CLASSIC CHICKEN CAESAR SALAD" with a use by date of 05/05/2022 and lot code S109000 1, located at the top of the front label.

The recalled products bear establishment number "EST. 40283" inside the USDA mark of inspection.

According to the FSIS, these items were shipped to distributors in Virginia and Maryland and then further distributed to retailers in Delaware, Maryland, New Jersey, New York, Pennsylvania, and Virginia.

USDA health officials said the problem was discovered when the producing establishment notified FSIS that it received a customer complaint that the product exhibited the incorrect ingredient statement label on the bottom of the bowl.

FSIS said it is concerned that some products may be in consumers' refrigerators. Consumers who have purchased these products are urged not to consume them. These products should be thrown away or returned to the place of purchase.

Currently, FSIS says there have been no confirmed reports of adverse reactions due to the consumption of these products. Anyone concerned about an injury or illness should contact a healthcare provider.

Consumers with food safety questions can call the toll-free USDA Meat and Poultry Hotline at 888-MPHotline (888-674-6854) or live chat via Ask USDA from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. (Eastern Time) Monday through Friday. Consumers can also browse food safety messages at Ask USDA or send a question via email to MPHotline@usda.gov.