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Event 61497

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Event summary

Timeline bucket
March 23, 2012
Product types
Food
Classifications
Class I
Statuses
Terminated
Recalling firm wording
Club Chef LLC

Dossier provenance

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  • openFDA Food Enforcement Report-date coverage June 20, 2012–July 08, 2026 Known gap: openFDA describes 2004-present coverage, but the current export has no report-date records in this interval.

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Salsa in 12 oz., 16 oz., and 5 lb. plastic containers. The product labels reads as follows: PREMIUM QUALITY Private Selection Natural***SALSA NO PRESERVATIVES KEEP REFRIGERATED NET WT 12 OZ (340g)***INGREDIENTS: Tomatoes***Jalapeno***DISTRIBUTED BY: INTER-AMERICAN PRODUCTS, CINCINNATI, OHIO 45202***1-800-697-2448***" and PREMIUM QUALITY Private Selection Natural PICO DE GALLO NO PRESERVATIVES KEEP REFRIGERATED NET WT 12 OZ (340g)***INGREDIENTS: Tomatoes***Jalapeno***DISTRIBUTED BY: INTER-AMERICAN PRODUCTS, CINCINNATI, OHIO 45202***1-800-697-2448*** and heinens" Fresh***Salsa All Natural Net. Wt. 16oz. (1lb) 454g***Ingredients: Tomatoes***Jalapeno***PACKED FOR HEINENS BY CLUB CHEF, LLC and heinens" Fresh Bruschetta All Natural Net. Wt. 16oz. (1lb) 454g ***Ingredients: Tomatoes***Jalapeno***PACKED FOR HEINENS BY CLUB CHEF, LLC

F-1443-2012
Recall number
F-1443-2012
Initiated
March 23, 2012
Classification
Class I
Status
Terminated
Recalling firm
Club Chef LLC
Quantity
422 cases

App-derived interpretation

Microbial contamination reason.microbial_contamination · v1.0.0
found contaminated with Salmonella

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Reason for recall

South Florida Produce of Boynton Beach in Florida shipped fresh jalapeno peppers to Castellini Company in Wilder Kentucky. Castellini shipped the peppers to a store in Ohio, where the Ohio Department of Agriculture collected a sample of these peppers which subsequently were found contaminated with Salmonella. This same lot of fresh peppers was shipped to Club Chef which manufactured the Salsa wh

Code information

Private Selection Brand: PICO DE GALLO-UPC# 11111091135, HOT SALSA-UPC# 1111091139 & MILD SALSA-UPC# 1111091137; heinen's brand: HOT SALSA-UPC# 2060100024 & MILD SALSA-UPC# 2060100026. Both brands have Use By 3/27/12.

Distribution pattern

Product was shipped to the following states: IL, IN, KY, OH, TN & VA.