CLASS I Food recall · Reported 20 Mar 2024 · FDA Enforcement Report
Southwest Chipotle Salad Kit Ready to eat salad kit recalled
BrightFarms is recalling BrightFarms Southwest Chipotle Salad Kit Ready to eat salad kit containing green lettuce, distributed in 12 states. The recall was initiated on 7 Feb 2024 and the FDA has classified it as Class I.
Check your package
Do not eat it. Return it to the store for a refund or throw it away. If you have symptoms after eating it, contact a doctor.
Recall details
- Recall number
- F-1065-2024
- FDA event ID
- 93967
- Recalling firm
- BrightFarms, Irvington, NY
- Classification
- Class I
- Status
- Terminated
- Recall initiated
- 7 Feb 2024
- FDA classified
- 13 Mar 2024
- Reported
- 20 Mar 2024
- Type
- Voluntary: Firm initiated
- Customers notified by
- Two or more of the following: Email, Fax, Letter, Press Release, Telephone, Visit
- Reason category
- Listeria
- Product category
- Salad Kits
Timeline
| 7 Feb 2024 | Recall initiated by company | |
| 13 Mar 2024 | Classified by FDA | +35 days |
| 20 Mar 2024 | Published in enforcement report | +7 days |
Companies usually start a recall weeks before the FDA classifies and publishes it; the gap above is that lag.
Reason for recall
Product ingredient may be contaminated with Listeria monocytogenes.
Listeria monocytogenes can grow at refrigerator temperatures. Infection is most dangerous for pregnant women, newborns, older adults and people with weakened immune systems. Symptoms can appear up to 70 days after eating contaminated food.
Product as listed by the FDA
BrightFarms Southwest Chipotle Salad Kit Ready to eat salad kit containing green lettuce (grown by indoors at BrightFarms) and a master pack supplied by Latitude 36 Foods, which contain cotija cheese, dressing and toppings. Intended for retail distribution to consumers. Cotija Cheese is manufactured by Rizo Lopez Foods Inc.
Where it was distributed
Delaware, Maryland, Maine, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, North Carolina, Pennsylvania, Vermont, Virginia, and Washington D.C
DelawareMassachusettsMarylandMaineNorth CarolinaNew HampshireNew JerseyNew YorkPennsylvaniaVirginiaVermontWashington
Stores named: Chipotle
Questions about this recall
Is Southwest Chipotle Salad Kit Ready to eat salad kit containing green lettuce (grown by recalled?
Yes. BrightFarms recalled Southwest Chipotle Salad Kit Ready to eat salad kit containing green lettuce (grown by on 7 Feb 2024. The recall is Class I and its status is Terminated. Recall number F-1065-2024.
Why was it recalled?
Product ingredient may be contaminated with Listeria monocytogenes.
Which lots are affected?
Best by dates Dec. 31, 2023 through Feb. 22, 2024 2.3 - UPC Codes: 8-50051-82500-4
Where was it sold?
Delaware, Maryland, Maine, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, North Carolina, Pennsylvania, Vermont, Virginia, and Washington D.C
What should I do if I have it?
Do not eat it. Return it to the store for a refund or throw it away. If you have symptoms after eating it, contact a doctor.
What does Class I mean?
Class I is the most serious FDA recall category: there is a reasonable probability that using the product will cause serious health consequences or death.
Read the official FDA notice · Source record retrieved 21 Sep 2026. The FDA describes openFDA data as unvalidated; the official notice takes precedence. This page reports the record and gives no medical advice.
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