GUADALUPE, Calif., Dec. 15, 2018 /PRNewswire/ -- Apio, Inc. of
Guadalupe, California is
voluntarily recalling five SKUs of Eat Smart®
Single-Serve Salad Shake Ups™ (bowls). The recall comes after the
Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA) informed the company that
one random sample of Eat Smart Single-Serve Salad Shake Ups Sweet
Kale/Chou Frise Doux 156 gr. (5.5oz) with Best Before of
Dec 14, 2018 tested positive for
Listeria Monocytogenes. As a precautionary measure, we are
recalling all products produced on the same day, same production
line, as the one sample that tested positive by CFIA. At this time,
we are not aware of any illnesses linked by health officials to
this recall and no other products are affected by this recall.
The affected product can be identified with the following UPC
and lot codes:
- Eat Smart Single-Serve Salad Shake Ups – Asian Sesame – UPC 7
09351 30241 1, Lot 112 331
- Eat Smart Single-Serve Salad Shake Ups – Avocado Ranch – UPC 7
09351 30177 3, Lot 112 331
- Eat Smart Single-Serve Salad Shake Ups – Raspberry Acai – UPC 7
09351 30178 0, Lot 112 331
- Eat Smart Single-Serve Salad Shake Ups – Sweet Kale – UPC 7
09351 30240 4, Lot 112 331
- Eat Smart Single-Serve Salad Shake Ups – Tropical Lime – UPC 7
09351 30179 7, Lot 112 331
- Eat Smart Single-Serve Salad Shake Ups – Avocado Ranch/Ranch ET
Avocats – UPC 7 09351 30195 7, Lot 112 331
- Eat Smart Single-Serve Salad Shake Ups – Raspberry
Acai/Framboises ET Acai – UPC 7 09351 30196 4, Lot 112 331
- Eat Smart Single-Serve Salad Shake Ups – Sweet Kale/Chou Frisé
Doux – UPC 7 09351 30243 5, Lot 112 331
The product was shipped to retail and distributor customers in
the following U.S. states: Arizona, California, Colorado, Florida, Iowa, Kansas,
Oklahoma, Oregon, Texas, Utah,
and Washington. In Canada, the product was shipped to retail and
distributor customers in the following provinces: Alberta, British
Columbia, Ontario,
Quebec and Saskatchewan.
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. Although healthy
individuals may suffer only short-term symptoms such as high fever,
severe headache, stiffness, nausea, abdominal pain and diarrhea,
Listeria infection can cause miscarriages and stillbirths among
pregnant women.
Anyone who has the recalled product in their possession should
not consume it. The product from any of these lot numbers should be
disposed of immediately or returned to the place of purchase for a
refund. Consumers with questions may contact Apio's toll-free
number at 1-800-626-2746, or visit its website at
https://www.eatsmart.net.
Apio, Inc. has already notified retail and distributor customers
who were shipped the affected product. We have also asked our
direct customers to notify their customers of this recall. Apio,
Inc. is issuing this press release and keeping the U.S. Food and
Drug Administration informed of its recall process to ensure that
consumers are properly alerted. "We're conducting this
voluntary recall as a precaution out of consideration for the
wellbeing and safety of our customers and consumers, despite the
fact that there have been no reported cases of illness," said
Brian Zomorodi, VP
Quality & Food Safety. "We continue to be committed to
serving consumers with the very best quality product and
service."
About Apio, Inc.
Apio, founded in 1979 in Guadalupe, CA and acquired by Landec
Corporation in 1999, is the innovation leader in fresh-cut
specialty packaged vegetables and salads sold in North
America. For more information about Apio and our
products, please visit EatSmart.net. For more information about our
parent Landec please visit Landec's website at Landec.com.
Media: Leigh Lehman, (310)
967-3409, llehman@talktocurrent.com
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