COMPANY ANNOUNCEMENT
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Summary
- Company Announcement Date:
- FDA Publish Date:
- Product Type:
- Food & Beverages
Cheese/Cheese Product
Food & Beverage Safety - Reason for Announcement:
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Recall Reason Description
Listeria monocytogenes
- Company Name:
- Ruth's Salads
- Brand Name:
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Brand Name(s)
Ruth's
- Product Description:
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Product Description
Pimento Spread
Company Announcement
Charlotte, NC Ruth’s Salads is undertaking a recall of Ruth’s Original Pimento Spread in 7oz plastic containers. The product has the potential to be contaminated with Listeria Monocytogenes.
Consumers who have purchased this 7 oz Ruth’s Original Pimento Spread with the Lot #16, Sell By Date 4/30/2017 are urged to return the product to the place of purchase for a full refund.
The contamination was discovered during random testing by the NC Department of Agriculture. Consumers with questions may contact the company at 800-532-0409 between the hours of 7AM and 3 PM Monday-Friday. After hours, consumers may leave a message and your call will be returned as soon as possible.
Listeria monocytogenes is an organism that can cause serious and sometimes fatal infections in young children, frail or elderly people, and others with weakened immune systems. Although healthy individuals may suffer only short-term symptoms such as high fever, severe headache, stiffness, nausea, abdominal pain and diarrhea, listeria infections can cause miscarriages and stillbirths among pregnant women.
No illnesses have been reported to date in connection with this problem.
The recalled product was distributed in grocery stores in NC, SC, GA, and parts of Virginia and Tennessee.
Company Contact Information
- Consumers:
- Bill Rudisill
- 800-532-0409, 864-616-4504
- brudisill@ruthsalad.com
