Taylor Farms expands broccoli salad kit recall over Listeria concerns

Taylor Farms Maryland and Taylor Farms Texas have expanded their recall to include 22,849lbs of broccoli salad kit products, as they contain salad dressing packets that may be contaminated with Listeria monocytogenes.

The salad dressing packs (DRSG. BROCCOLI RESER 18/18z) are the subject of a recall initiated by the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA), the Department of Agriculture’s Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) announced.

The products subject to the latest recall include 6.06lb boxes labelled ‘TAYLOR FARMS BROCCOLI CRUNCH WITH BACON AND DRESSING’ with the case code 310151 and 12.13lb boxes labelled ‘TAYLOR FARMS BROCCOLI CRUNCH WITH BACON AND DRESSING’ featuring the case code 310153, produced from 14 October through 24 October 2013.

Affected products also include 6.33lb boxes of ‘Kit, Broc PPC’ with case code 5900067, produced from 15 October through 20 October 2013.

These products were shipped to distributors and retailers in Maryland, Massachusetts, New Jersey, New York, Pennsylvania, Texas and Virginia.

The latest recall comes a week after Taylor Farms initiated a recall of 5,084lb of similar products.

The earlier recall includes 6.06lb boxes labelled ‘TAYLOR FARMS BROCCOLI CRUNCH WITH BACON AND DRESSING’ featuring the case code 310151 and 12.13lb boxes of ‘TAYLOR FARMS BROCCOLI CRUNCH WITH BACON AND DRESSING’ with case code 310153.

These cases feature the establishment number ‘EST. 34522’ or ‘EST. 34733’ inside the USDA mark of inspection.

The FSIS was alerted by Taylor Farms that salad dressing subject to the FDA recall was contained in salad kits produced on the dates mentioned above.

There have been no reported illnesses to date associated with consumption of these products, and consumers concerned about an illness have been advised to contact a healthcare provider.

Food contaminated with Listeria monocytogenes, if consumed, can lead to listeriosis infection, which primarily affects adults, persons with weakened immune systems, and pregnant women.