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Toss That Salad...Out! Salmonella Concerns Prompt Bagged Greens Recall
No one's reported getting sick yet, but a finished package of spinach tested as likely tainted with salmonella in Washington, and bagged greens-maker Taylor Farms has issued a voluntary, precautionary recall of 3,265 cases of several of their salad blends.
Taylor Farms has nine processing plants in the U.S., including three in California, and one in Mexico. They are based in Salinas, California.
The products included in the recall were distributed in Arizona, California, Colorado, Florida, Kentucky, Missouri, New Mexico, New York, North Carolina, Oregon, South Carolina, Texas, Virginia, Washington and Puerto Rico and sold in various retail supermarkets.
In addition to the Taylor Farms brand, salads included in the recall were packaged and sold under the brands Fresh Selection, HEB, and Marketside.
Per the FDA, the bagged salad products subject to the recall include:
Customers who have purchased these products are urged not to consume the products and should dispose of them. Consumers may contact Taylor Farms Retail, Inc. for further information at 1-877-323-7374.
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