Food recall

Five Star Gourmet Foods, Inc. recall: Simply Fresh Salads - Cranberry Walnut Salad with Very Berry Vinaigrette

Five Star Gourmet Foods, Inc., of Ontario, CA, recalled Simply Fresh Salads - Cranberry Walnut Salad with Very Berry Vinaigrette. The FDA's reason: “Internal product label review discovered that wheat is not declared as an ingredient or allergen in Cranberry Walnut salad. Flatbread chips which contain wheat are visible through clear plastic...” The FDA classified it Class I: it could cause serious harm or death. The company began the recall voluntarily on November 16, 2021, and the FDA first listed it in its Enforcement Report of November 24, 2021. 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

Allergen not on the label

Status

Terminated

Closed December 8, 2021

The recall

Company
Five Star Gourmet Foods, Inc. (Ontario, CA)
Reason, in FDA's words
“Internal product label review discovered that wheat is not declared as an ingredient or allergen in Cranberry Walnut salad. Flatbread chips which contain wheat are visible through clear plastic container.”
Where it was sold
WA, AZ, PA, TX
Recall began
, by the company
FDA classified it
First in an FDA Enforcement Report
FDA event number
89069

The product recalled

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

  • F-0221-2022 Class I

    Simply Fresh Salads - Cranberry Walnut Salad with Very Berry Vinaigrette; sweet-tart cranberries & Walnuts, feta cheese, crunchy flatbread and spring mix. Keep refrigerated. Net Wt. 4.2 oz. (119g) UPC: 8 50012 79394 6 Contains: Milk, treenut (walnut) Distributed by: FiveStar Gourmet Foods, Ontario, CA 91761 877-546-8763

    Codes: Lot 30621 - Best if used by 11/15/21 and 11-16-21; Lot 30721 - Best if used by 11/17/21; Lot 30921 - Best if used by 11-18-21 and 11-19-21; Lot 31021 - Best if used by 11-20-21; Lot 31421 - Best if used by 11-23-21; Lot 31521 - Best if used by 11-24-21; Lot 31621 - Best if used by 11-25-21and 11-26-21; Lot 31721 - Best if used by 11-27-21; Lot 30521 - Best if used by 11-14-21; Lot 31221 - Best if used by 11-21-21; Lot 31421 - Best if used by 11-23-21; Lot 31621 - Best if used by 11-25-21 Lot 31921 - Best if used by 11-28-21; Lot 31321 - Best if used by 11-22-21; Lot 31521 - Best if used by 11-24-21; Lot 31921 - Best if used by 11-28-21.

    Quantity: 3,810 cases (6 units per case)

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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 November 24, 2021.

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.