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Green Cuisine Recalls Chicken/Turkey Salads Due To Possible Glass Fragments

Green Cuisine recalls 65,621 pounds of chicken and turkey salads from Nov. 4-15, 2017, potentially contaminated with glass and silica fragments. Consumers urged not to eat these products.

🇺🇸 USDA FSIS recall #125-2017Meat & poultryGreen Cuisine ›
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What happened, in plain English

Green Cuisine is recalling approximately 65,621 pounds of chicken and turkey salads that may contain glass and silica fragments. This contamination could cause serious injury if ingested, so affected consumers should stop using these products immediately. Read more at govinfonow.com/recall/1275783-green-cuisine-recalls-chicken-turkey-salads-due-to-possible-glass.

Source Summary by GovInfoNow · govinfonow.com/recall/1275783-green-cuisine-recalls-chicken-turkey-salads-due-to-possible-glass · Updated October 7, 2026 · Official notice: USDA FSIS #125-2017

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“Green Cuisine Recalls Chicken/Turkey Salads Due To Possible Glass Fragments.” GovInfoNow, updated October 7, 2026. https://govinfonow.com/recall/1275783-green-cuisine-recalls-chicken-turkey-salads-due-to-possible-glass. Based on USDA FSIS recall #125-2017 (https://www.fsis.usda.gov/recalls-alerts/green-cuisine-recalls-poultry-products-due-possible-foreign-matter-contamination).

Why it’s dangerous

Glass and silica fragments can cause cuts, lacerations, or serious internal injuries if ingested. These fragments are hard and sharp, making them dangerous when consumed.

Who’s affected

Consumers who bought these salads between November 4-15, 2017, from stores in Arizona, California, Colorado, Idaho, Louisiana, New Mexico, Nevada, Oklahoma, Oregon, Texas, Utah, and Washington. People who ate the products are at risk of injury from glass fragments.

How to tell if you have this one

Check for 10.5-oz, 11.0-oz, or 10.25-oz clear plastic packages with TRADER JOES brand names and a Use By date of November 10-21, 2017. Products bear establishment number P-40299 inside the USDA inspection mark.

  • Brand
    Green Cuisine
  • Category
    Meat & poultry
Based on the official USDA FSIS remedy

What to do — step by step

  1. Stop Using Now

    Discard or return the recalled chicken and turkey salads to the place of purchase.

Official remedy

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 12 states.

Alaska: not listedAKMaine: not listedMEVermont: not listedVTNew Hampshire: not listedNHWashington: yesWAIdaho: yesIDMontana: not listedMTNorth Dakota: not listedNDMinnesota: not listedMNIllinois: not listedILWisconsin: not listedWIMichigan: not listedMINew York: not listedNYRhode Island: not listedRIMassachusetts: not listedMAOregon: yesORNevada: yesNVWyoming: not listedWYSouth Dakota: not listedSDIowa: not listedIAIndiana: not listedINOhio: not listedOHPennsylvania: not listedPANew Jersey: not listedNJConnecticut: not listedCTCalifornia: yesCAUtah: yesUTColorado: yesCONebraska: not listedNEMissouri: not listedMOKentucky: not listedKYWest Virginia: not listedWVVirginia: not listedVAMaryland: not listedMDDelaware: not listedDEArizona: yesAZNew Mexico: yesNMKansas: not listedKSArkansas: not listedARTennessee: not listedTNNorth Carolina: not listedNCSouth Carolina: not listedSCDistrict of Columbia: not listedDCOklahoma: yesOKLouisiana: yesLAMississippi: not listedMSAlabama: not listedALGeorgia: not listedGAHawaii: not listedHITexas: yesTXFlorida: not listedFL

USDA FSIS distribution: “Arizona, California, Colorado, Idaho, Louisiana, Nevada, New Mexico, Oklahoma, Oregon, Texas, Utah, Washington”

States: Arizona, California, Colorado, Idaho, Louisiana, Nevada, New Mexico, Oklahoma, Oregon, Texas, Utah, Washington.

Recall timeline

FSIS closed this recall in 2018.

1. USDA FSIS announced the recall: Nov 18, 201712. FSIS closed the recall: 2018220172018
  1. USDA FSIS announced the recall
  2. FSIS closed the recall

Dates from the agency record only; steps without a date are left out.

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Questions people ask

Are there any injuries reported from eating these products?

No injuries or illnesses have been reported from consumption of these products.

Where can I get more information about this recall?

Contact the Consumer Affairs Group at (855) 215-5128 or visit the FSIS website at www.fsis.usda.gov/recalls.

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  • Official source: USDA FSIS Recall #125-2017 (November 18, 2017)
  • Plain-language summary written by qwen3:4b on October 7, 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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