Food Recall: Taylor Farms Mexican Style Corn Salad Kits

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Canada/Ottawa: Taylor Fresh Canada Foods, ULC, a Toronto, Ontario establishment, recalls certain batch/lots of Taylor Farms branded Mexican Style Street Corn Chopped Salad Kits from the Canadian marketplace due to suspected Listeria monocytogenes contamination and consequential risks of Gram-positive bacterial infection, severe illness and/or possible life-changing complications, all serious health and safety hazards requiring immediate medical intervention to minimize pain and suffering as well as prevent life-altering injury or death.

CFIA: https://buff.ly/3SSFrG2

Direct link: https://recalls-rappels.canada.ca/en/alert-recall/taylor-farms-brand-mexican-style-street-corn-chopped-salad-kit-recalled-due-salmonella

Additional information:
The Canadian Food Inspection Agency (“CFIA”) reports the following Corn Salad Kits are subject to this recall:

• Taylor Farms branded Mexican Style Street Corn Chopped Salad Kits, sold with 329 gram cello packages; affected batch/lots: all best-before date codes up to and including 2024 FE 21 with a UPC of 0 30223 06139 7

Please consult the photograph above for details of the food’s packaging, design and retail presentation. Additional images of the recalled Corn Salad Kits can be found on the Web site above.

==> No item numbers, manufacturing date codes, production dates, expiry dates, regulatory approval designations, registration numbers, agency approval designations or other identification numbers were listed with this recall notification.

These Taylor Farms Mexican Style Street Corn Salad Kits were known to be marketed, distributed and sold in the Canadian provinces of New Brunswick, Newfoundland and Labrador, Nova Scotia, Ontario, Prince Edward Island and Quebec, although it is always possible these food products had wider distribution outside the country. When in doubt, please contact the manufacturer for specific product information.

According to the CFIA, Taylor Fresh Canada Foods has recalled certain batch/lots of Taylor Farms Mexican Style Street Corn Salad Kits from the Canadian marketplace due to suspected Listeria monocytogenes. As a result of this reported defect, you should neither serve nor consume the recalled Corn Salad Kits identified above.

In this case, this recall was initiated after it was reported that the above Salad products were manufactured using Cheese recalled by Rizo-López Foods, Inc. and has been associated with an outbreak investigation in the United States. You can see our coverage of these recalls by searching “Rizo” using the Search Box located at the top-right of this page.

==> You can also read more about the US FDA’s investigation into the Listeria outbreak thought to be caused by certain Queso Fresco and Cotija Cheese products here: http://www.fda.gov/food/outbreaks-foodborne-illness/outbreak-investigation-listeria-monocytogenes-queso-fresco-and-cotija-cheese-february-2024.

==> For information about Listeriosis (Listeria poisoning), please consult the “Illnesses” tab on this site, located at the top of this page.

==> Never depend on your senses of sight, smell, taste or touch to confirm food poisoning, adulteration or contamination. If in doubt about the safety of any food, return it to your retailer for refund or toss it out in your household garbage, making sure neither small children nor household pets can access the suspect food.

Proposed Remedy:
If you believe you have purchased or have in your possession any of the recalled Taylor Farms Mexican Style Street Corn Salad Kits, please do not consume them directly nor use them as an ingredient in another dish or preparation. Instead, kindly return the product to the store where you purchased it for a full refund.

==> If you have a medical emergency, please contact 9-1-1, your closest hospital or emergency center equipped to properly treat bacterial poisonings such as Listeriosis.

If you have any questions about this recall, please contact Taylor Fresh Foods Head Office toll-free at 1-877-323-7374 during normal business hours Pacific Standard Time (“PST”), Monday to Friday or by Web-mail at https://taylorfarmsca.com/en/contact-us/.

If you have any further questions, comments or complaints about this recall, please complete the following Web-based enquiry form from the Canadian Food Inspection Agency, available here: http://www.inspection.gc.ca/food/information-for-consumers/report-a-concern/contact-us/eng/1390269985112/1390346078752.

You can also reach the CFIA toll-free at 1-800-442-2342 (Canada and US) or +1-613-773-2342 (local or international) during normal business hours, Eastern Standard Time. If you are a member of the working press/media, you can reach the CFIA at +1-613-773-6600 or by e-mail at cfia.media.acia@canada.ca.

==> To see other recalls and notifications caused by contaminated, adulterated or mislabeled Mexican Corn Salad Kits, please search for “salad” or more generically, “vegetables” using the Search Box at the top of this page.

==> To see other recalls and notifications caused by suspected Bacterial contamination, please search for “bacterial” using the Search Box at the top of this page.

==> To see other recalls and notifications caused by suspected Listeria monocytogenes contamination, please search for “Listeria” using the Search Box at the top of this page.

==> To see other recalls and notifications for products manufactured, marketed and/or sold by Taylor Fresh Canada Foods, ULC, please search for “Taylor Fresh” using the Search Box at the top of this page.

French/Français:
You can also read about this recall in French here (“ACIA”):
https://recalls-rappels.canada.ca/fr/avis-rappel/rappel-salade-hachee-mais-rue-mexicain-marque-taylor-farms-en-raison-bacterie

Vous pouvez également lire ce rappel en français ici (“ACIA”):
https://recalls-rappels.canada.ca/fr/avis-rappel/rappel-salade-hachee-mais-rue-mexicain-marque-taylor-farms-en-raison-bacterie

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More information about this recall:
CFIA/ACIA reference number: RA-75109
Canadian Food Inspection Agency ID: 15930
Recalls Direct RIN: 18128-2024
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