What’s in Your Kitchen? A Week in Recalls: Gift Box Sets, Salad Bowls, and Sausage

MakeFoodSafe.com would like to help you keep your family safe from unsafe foods.  Each week we bring together a list of the current recalls.  Putting recalled lots, UPC codes, and contact information for recalled products in one convenient place helps you evaluate the foods you eat, like the Salad Bowls Recall.

Some recalls are issued due to undeclared allergens, which could cause serious or life-threatening allergic reaction if someone sensitive to the product consumes it.  Other recalls are issued due to contamination with harmful material such as plastic or metal. Some are due to other health risks such as contamination with a pathogenic bacteria.  Check back often and evaluate your fridge, pantry, and shopping list to make sure you can identify which foods to avoid.

Funky Chunky, LLC Recalls Gift Box Sets Due to Undeclared Allergen

Funky Chunky, LLC of Eden Prairies, Minnesota issued a recall on December 20, 2018 for their 10 oz Nutty Choco Pop Gift Box, 50 oz Holiday Crowd Pleaser, and 50 oz Crowd Pleaser due to the presence of the undeclared allergens, almonds and cashew tree nuts.  Those with an allergy or severe sensitivity to almonds or cashew tree nuts risk serious or life-threatening allergic reaction if the product is consumed.

The recall was initiated after a consumer complaint of the product containing almond and cashew tree nut in packaging that did not reveal the presence of those known allergens.  Affected product was distributed to the states of Arizona, Alabama, California, Colorado, Connecticut, District of Columbia, Delaware, Florida, Georgia, Iowa, Idaho, Illinois, Indiana, Kansas, Kentucky, Louisiana, Maryland, Michigan, Minnesota, Mississippi, Montana, North Carolina, Nebraska, New Jersey, New York, Ohio, Oklahoma, Oregon, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas, Utah, Virginia, Washington, Wisconsin, and Wyoming through mail order or direct delivery.  See table below for specific product information.

One allergic reaction was reported.

Apio Inc. Recalls Salad Bowls Due to Health Risk

Apio, Inc of Guadalupe, California issued a recall on December 26, 2018 for their single-serve Eat Smart Salad Shake Ups salad bowls due to potential contamination with the health risk, Listeria monocytogenes.

Listeria monocytogenes is a harmful bacteria that can cause serious and sometimes fatal illness in the very young, the very old, and those with a compromised immune system. Pregnant women are at risk for miscarriages and still birth. Normally healthy individuals often experience short-term symptoms such as high fever, severe headache, stiffness, nausea, abdominal pain, and diarrhea.

The recall was initiated after positive test results from CFIA.  As a precautionary measure a recall was issued for all products produced on the same day and same production line, as positive sample.

Affected product was shipped to retail and distributor customers in the states of Arizona, California, Colorado, Florida, Iowa, Idaho, Kansas, North Carolina, Ohio, Oklahoma, Oregon, Pennsylvania, and Texas.  Product was also shipped to retail and distributors in the Canadian provinces of Alberta, British Columbia, Ontario, Quebec, and Saskatchewan.  See table below for specific product information.

Consumers are urged to not consume the recalled product.

R.L. Zeigler Co., Inc Recalls Poultry and Pork  Sausage Products Due to Mechanical Contamination

R.L. Zeigler Co., Inc of Selma, Alabama issued a recall on December 30, 2018 for approximately 11,664 pounds of ready-to-eat poultry and meat sausage products due to potential contamination with extraneous material, specifically metal.  Consuming non-food products may cause digestive distress or injury.

The recall was initiated after consumer complaints.  Affected products were produced on November 29, 2018 and bears the establishment number P-9156S.  See table below for specific product information.

There have been no confirmed reports of adverse reactions in connection with these products.

Check back often for more information on recalled product that affect your family.  MakeFoodSafe.com cares about you and your family safety. Stay up to date on recall information and who to contact with questions regarding recalled products.

This Week’s Affected Products

Manufacturer	Label	Size	Date	UPC/Lot
Funky Chunky, LLC	Nutty Choco Pop Gift Box	10 oz		Lot code: 8K30
Funky Chunky, LLC	Holiday Crowd Pleaser	50 oz		Lot code: 8K29
Funky Chunky, LLC	Crowd Pleaser	50 oz		Lot code: 8K13, 8k13, 8k27, 8L04, 8L07, 8L11
Apio, Inc.	Eat Smart Salad Shake Ups Asian Sesame		Best Before: Dec 29, 2018	UPC 7 09351 30244 2 Lot 112 346
Apio, Inc.	Eat Smart Salad Shake Ups Sweet Kale		Best Before: Dec 29, 2018	UPC 7 09351 30243 5 Lot 112 346
Apio, Inc.	Eat Smart Salad Shake Ups Tropical Lime		Best Before: Dec 29, 2018	UPC 7 09351 30197 1 Lot 112 346
Apio, Inc.	Eat Smart Salad Shake Ups Asian Sesame		Best Before: Dec 29, 2018	UPC 7 09351 30241 1 Lot 112 346
Apio, Inc.	Eat Smart Salad Shake Ups Avocado Ranch		Best Before: Dec 29, 2018	UPC 7 09351 30178 0 Lot 112 346
Apio, Inc.	Eat Smart Salad Shake Ups Raspberry Acai		Best Before: Dec 29, 2018	UPC 7 09351 30178 0 Lot 112 346
Apio, Inc.	Eat Smart Salad Shake Ups Sweet Kale		Best Before: Dec 29, 2018	UPC 7 09351 30240 4 Lot 112 346
Apio, Inc.	Eat Smart Salad Shake Ups Tropical Lime		Best Before: Dec 29, 2018	UPC 7 09351 30179 7 Lot 112 346
R.L. Zeigler Co., Inc	Zeigler A Tradition of Great Taste Red Hots	24 oz	Use By: Jan 24 19
R.L. Zeigler Co., Inc	Extra Hot Zeigler A Tradition of Great Taste Red Hots	24 oz	Use By: Jan 24 19

By: Heather Van Tassell, Contributing Writer (Non-Lawyer)