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Salad bowls distributed to Oregon and Washington recalled after test finds listeria


Apio, Inc. is voluntarily recalling some of its Eat Smart Single-Serve Salad Shake Ups bows after the Canadian Food Inspection Agency found listeria monocytogenes in a random sample of a salad bowl. Some of the recalled bowls were shipped to Oregon and Washington. Photo courtesy FDA{br}
Apio, Inc. is voluntarily recalling some of its Eat Smart Single-Serve Salad Shake Ups bows after the Canadian Food Inspection Agency found listeria monocytogenes in a random sample of a salad bowl. Some of the recalled bowls were shipped to Oregon and Washington. Photo courtesy FDA
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Apio, Inc. is voluntarily recalling some of its Eat Smart Single-Serve Salad Shake Ups bowls after the Canadian Food Inspection Agency found listeria monocytogenes in a random sample of a salad bowl. Some of the recalled bowls were shipped to Oregon and Washington.

The Guadalupe, California-based company announced the recall Saturday.

The bowl that tested positive was an Eat Smart Single-Serve Salad Shake Ups Sweet Kale/Chou Frise Doux salad with a best before date of Dec. 14, 2018. As a precaution, Apio, Inc. is recalling all products produced on the same day and in the same production line as the bowl that was sampled by the CFIA.

So far, no illnesses have been linked to the recall.

The affected product can be identified with the following UPC and lot codes:

  • Eat Smart Single-Serve Salad Shake Ups – Asian Sesame – UPC 7 09351 30241 1, Lot 112 331
  • Eat Smart Single-Serve Salad Shake Ups – Avocado Ranch – UPC 7 09351 30177 3, Lot 112 331
  • Eat Smart Single-Serve Salad Shake Ups – Raspberry Acai – UPC 7 09351 30178 0, Lot 112 331
  • Eat Smart Single-Serve Salad Shake Ups – Sweet Kale – UPC 7 09351 30240 4, Lot 112 331
  • Eat Smart Single-Serve Salad Shake Ups – Tropical Lime – UPC 7 09351 30179 7, Lot 112 331
  • Eat Smart Single-Serve Salad Shake Ups – Avocado Ranch/Ranch ET Avocats – UPC 7 09351 30195 7, Lot 112 331
  • Eat Smart Single-Serve Salad Shake Ups – Raspberry Acai/Framboises ET Acai – UPC 7 09351 30196 4, Lot 112 331
  • Eat Smart Single-Serve Salad Shake Ups – Sweet Kale/Chou Frisé Doux – UPC 7 09351 30243 5, Lot 112 331

The products were shipped to retailers and distributors in Arizona, California, Colorado, Florida, Iowa, Kansas, Oklahoma, Oregon, Texas, Utah, and Washington.

Anyone who purchased a recalled product should not eat it. The products should be disposed of immediately or returned to the place of purchase for a refund. Consumers with questions can contact Apio at 1-800-626-2746, or visit its website at https://www.eatsmart.net.

Listeria monocytogenesis an organism that can cause serious and sometimes fatal infections in young children, frail or elderly people, and others with weakened immune systems.

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