Recall: Papa John's Ready-To-Eat Salad with Chicken Due to Listeria Risk
Papa John's recalls ~373 lbs of ready-to-eat salad with chicken due to possible Listeria contamination. Check your fridge for specific UPCs and dates.
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possible adulteration with Listeria monocytogenes
What happened, in plain English
Papa John's Salads and Produce is recalling approximately 373 pounds of ready-to-eat salad with chicken products because they may be contaminated with Listeria monocytogenes. The affected items were produced between May 10 and May 17, 2016, and shipped to retail locations in Colorado, Idaho, Minnesota, Montana, Nebraska, New Mexico, South Dakota, and Wyoming. Consumers are urged not to consume these products due to the risk of serious infection. Read more at govinfonow.com/recall/1275565-recall-papa-john-s-ready-to-eat-salad-with-chicken.
Source Summary by GovInfoNow · govinfonow.com/recall/1275565-recall-papa-john-s-ready-to-eat-salad-with-chicken · Updated October 9, 2026 · Official notice: USDA FSIS #043-2016
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“Recall: Papa John's Ready-To-Eat Salad with Chicken Due to Listeria Risk.” GovInfoNow, updated October 9, 2026. https://govinfonow.com/recall/1275565-recall-papa-john-s-ready-to-eat-salad-with-chicken. Based on USDA FSIS recall #043-2016 (https://www.fsis.usda.gov/recalls-alerts/papa-johns-salads-and-produce-recalls-ready-eat-salad-chicken-products-due-possible).
Why it’s dangerous
Listeria monocytogenes can cause listeriosis, a serious infection that may lead to fever, muscle aches, confusion, loss of balance, and convulsions. In pregnant women, it can cause miscarriages, stillbirths, or premature delivery. In older adults and those with weakened immune systems, the infection can be life-threatening.
Who’s affected
Consumers who purchased ready-to-eat salads with chicken from retail locations in Colorado, Idaho, Minnesota, Montana, Nebraska, New Mexico, South Dakota, and Wyoming. Older adults, persons with weakened immune systems, pregnant women, and their newborns are at the highest risk for serious infection.
How to tell if you have this one
Look for 7.5-oz. plastic packages of Signature Café Citrus Kale Salad with Chicken Dress with Lemon, Salt and Pepper. Check for Use By dates between May 17 and May 24, 2016, and the UPC code 2113008148. The package will also bear the USDA establishment number P-40280 inside the mark of inspection.
- Brand
Papa John's Salads and Produce- Product
Ready-To-Eat Salad with Chicken Products Due To Possible Listeria Contamination- Category
Meat & poultry
What to do — step by step
Stop consuming the product
Do not eat the recalled salad with chicken as it may be contaminated with Listeria monocytogenes.
Discard or return the item
Throw away the product or return it to the place of purchase where you bought it.
What USDA FSIS says to do
Consumers who have purchased these products are urged not to consume them.
Where it went and when
Where it was distributed
Distributed in 8 states.
USDA FSIS distribution: “Colorado, Idaho, Minnesota, Montana, Nebraska, New Mexico, South Dakota, Wyoming”
States: Colorado, Idaho, Minnesota, Montana, Nebraska, New Mexico, South Dakota, Wyoming.
Recall timeline
FSIS closed this recall in 2016.
- FSIS closed the recall
- USDA FSIS announced the recall
Dates from the agency record only; steps without a date are left out.
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Where this comes from
The facts (hazard, remedy, dates, manufacturer) are pulled from the official USDA FSIS recall record. The plain-language summary and step-by-step checklist are written by GovInfoNow to make the official notice easier to act on — they don’t replace it.
- Official source: USDA FSIS Recall #043-2016 (May 20, 2016)
- Plain-language summary written by qwen3.6:35b-a3b on October 9, 2026, from the official record above. Not reviewed by a person — if it conflicts with the USDA FSIS notice, the notice is correct. Report an error on this page.
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