BrightFarms Announces Voluntary Recall of Southwest Chipotle Salad Kit Due to Potential Risk of Listeria Monocytogenes in Cheese From Supplier: Rizo Lopez Foods, Inc.
- Date
- Feb 9, 2024
- Company
- BrightFarms, Inc.
- Brand
- Bright Farms
- Product
- Bright Farms Southwest Chipotle Crunch Kit salad kit
- Reason
- Potential Listeria monocytogenes contamination
- Hazard
- Listeria
- More like this
- Cheese recalls
- Source
- FDA
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- Irvington, New York (February 8, 2024) –– In response to a voluntary recall initiated by Rizo Lopez Foods, Inc. who produces and supplies cheese products, BrightFarms is voluntarily recalling its Southwest Chipotle salad kit with best-by-dates between 12/31/23 and 2/22/24 due to potential contamination of Listeria monocytogenes in the Cotija Cheese, an ingredient found in the salad kit.
- The affected cheese product is contained in a fully enclosed and sealed plastic “masterpack” placed inside the kit and contains a best-by-date through 3/27/24.
- Information about the “best by” date, UPC can be found at the bottom of the package.
- Consumers who have purchased the affected products should dispose of the “masterpack” containing the Cotija cheese or discard the full salad kit and present a photo of the product, receipt, or reference their loyalty card history at their place of purchase for a full refund.
- Retailers have been instructed to remove all recalled products from store shelves.
- The recalled products were distributed to retailers in the following states: Delaware, Maryland, Maine, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, North Carolina, Pennsylvania, Vermont, Virginia, and Washington D.C.
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