Food recall

Club Chef LLC recall: Salsa in 12 oz.

Club Chef LLC, of Covington, KY, recalled Salsa in 12 oz.. The FDA's reason: “South Florida Produce of Boynton Beach in Florida shipped fresh jalapeno peppers to Castellini Company in Wilder Kentucky. Castellini shipped the peppers to a store in Ohio, where the Ohio...” The FDA classified it Class I: it could cause serious harm or death. The company began the recall voluntarily on March 23, 2012, and the FDA first listed it in its Enforcement Report of June 27, 2012. The FDA has closed the recall: it found the company did all it reasonably could to remove or correct the product.

How serious

Class I

It could cause serious harm or death

Why

Salmonella

Status

Terminated

Closed April 18, 2013

The recall

Company
Club Chef LLC (Covington, KY)
Reason, in FDA's words
“South Florida Produce of Boynton Beach in Florida shipped fresh jalapeno peppers to Castellini Company in Wilder Kentucky. Castellini shipped the peppers to a store in Ohio, where the Ohio Department of Agriculture collected a sample of these peppers which subsequently were found contaminated with Salmonella. This same lot of fresh peppers was shipped to Club Chef which manufactured the Salsa wh”
Where it was sold
Product was shipped to the following states: IL, IN, KY, OH, TN & VA.
Recall began
, by the company
FDA classified it
First in an FDA Enforcement Report
FDA event number
61497

The product recalled

As the FDA describes them, with the codes that tell whether a package is part of the recall.

  • F-1443-2012 Class I

    Salsa in 12 oz., 16 oz., and 5 lb. plastic containers. The product labels reads as follows: PREMIUM QUALITY Private Selection Natural***SALSA NO PRESERVATIVES KEEP REFRIGERATED NET WT 12 OZ (340g)***INGREDIENTS: Tomatoes***Jalapeno***DISTRIBUTED BY: INTER-AMERICAN PRODUCTS, CINCINNATI, OHIO 45202***1-800-697-2448***" and PREMIUM QUALITY Private Selection Natural PICO DE GALLO NO PRESERVATIVES KEEP REFRIGERATED NET WT 12 OZ (340g)***INGREDIENTS: Tomatoes***Jalapeno***DISTRIBUTED BY: INTER-AMERICAN PRODUCTS, CINCINNATI, OHIO 45202***1-800-697-2448*** and heinens" Fresh***Salsa All Natural Net. Wt. 16oz. (1lb) 454g***Ingredients: Tomatoes***Jalapeno***PACKED FOR HEINENS BY CLUB CHEF, LLC and heinens" Fresh Bruschetta All Natural Net. Wt. 16oz. (1lb) 454g ***Ingredients: Tomatoes***Jalapeno***PACKED FOR HEINENS BY CLUB CHEF, LLC

    Codes: Private Selection Brand: PICO DE GALLO-UPC# 11111091135, HOT SALSA-UPC# 1111091139 & MILD SALSA-UPC# 1111091137; heinen's brand: HOT SALSA-UPC# 2060100024 & MILD SALSA-UPC# 2060100026. Both brands have Use By 3/27/12.

    Quantity: 422 cases

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Source and notes

U.S. Food and Drug Administration, Enforcement Reports (openFDA food recall data) (Public domain (U.S. government work); source U.S. Food and Drug Administration, openFDA), data as of June 27, 2012.

Each week the FDA lists the recalls it has classified in its Enforcement Report, often weeks after the company announced the recall, so a month with five weekly reports tends to count more. Each recall counts once, however many products it covers, in the month FDA first listed it. Class I means the food could cause serious harm or death, Class II temporary or minor harm, and Class III is unlikely to harm anyone. Meat, poultry and most egg products are recalled by the U.S. Department of Agriculture, not the FDA, and aren't included. For what to do with a recalled product, see the FDA's recalls page.