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Fresh Unlimited Chef Salad Kit Recalled Due to Listeria Risk
Fresh Unlimited Inc recalls 8lb Chef Salad Kits due to potential Listeria monocytogenes contamination. Check your product dates and locations immediately.
Fresh Unlimited Inc is recalling 8-pound Chef Salad Kits packaged in cardboard boxes because the eggs used in manufacturing may be contaminated with Listeria monocytogenes. The recall covers products distributed to logistics and distribution centers in Maryland, Connecticut, Florida, Ohio, and Missouri. This is a Class I recall, indicating a serious health risk. Read more at govinfonow.com/recall/16087-fresh-unlimited-chef-salad-kit-recalled-due-to-listeria-risk.
“Fresh Unlimited Chef Salad Kit Recalled Due to Listeria Risk.” GovInfoNow, updated October 11, 2026. https://govinfonow.com/recall/16087-fresh-unlimited-chef-salad-kit-recalled-due-to-listeria-risk. Based on FDA recall #F-0518-2020 (https://api.fda.gov/food/enforcement.json?search=recall_number:%22F-0518-2020%22&limit=1).
The FDA announced on Dec. 27, 2019, that Fresh Unlimited Inc voluntarily recalled Chef Salad Kits due to potential Listeria monocytogenes contamination in eggs. The recall affects 50,221 pounds of product distributed to distribution centers in Maryland, Connecticut, Florida, Ohio, and Missouri.
How to tell if you have it
Brand: Fresh Unlimited Inc
Product: Chef Salad Kit
Size: 8lbs packaged in cardboard box
Item #: 74937
Dates: 10/29/2019 - 01/05/202
The hazard
Eggs used in the manufacture of the products may be contaminated with Listeria monocytogenes. The FDA classified this as a Class I recall, indicating a serious health risk.
Context
GovInfoNow's records show Fresh Unlimited Inc has two other recalls on record since July 8, 2015, including a 2023-09-06 recall of Freshway Foods Diced Butternut Squash for Listeria contamination risk and a 2015-07-08 recall of Fresh Unlimited Kale Chicken Caesar Salad for missing egg allergen labeling. Other recent recalls of similar products include Made Fresh Salads Vegetable Cream Cheese Recall (2026-02-19), Made Fresh Salads Lox Cream Cheese Recall (2026-02-19), and EverRoast Chicken Caesar Salad Recalled for Listeria Risk (2025-11-22).
How to tell if you have this one
Look for Chef Salad Kits weighing 8lbs packaged in cardboard boxes with Item # 74937. Check the production dates, which range from 10/29/2019 to 01/05/2020 (note: record states '01/05/202'). Verify if the product was sent to distribution centers in MD, CT, FL, OH, or MO.
Brand
Fresh Unlimited Inc
Category
Food
FDA recall event · 3 products
All 3 products in this recall
FDA lists each product line separately under one recall event. Check your product description, lot or code numbers against each row. Every row shares the hazard and remedy on this page.
Classification
Class I
Status
Terminated
Distribution
Salad kits were sent to Logistics/Distribution Centers in the following states: MD, CT, FL, OH, MO.
Recall number
Product, codes & lots
Quantity
F-0516-2020
Garden Salad Kit: 7lbs packaged in cardboard box; Item # 74932 All dates from 10/29/2019 - 01/09/2020
459 cases, 2892lbs
F-0517-2020
Cobb Salad Kit: 8lbs packaged in cardboard box; Item # 74776 All dates from 10/29/2019 - 01/09/2020
876 cases, 6231lbs
F-0518-2020
Chef Salad Kit: 8lbs packaged in cardboard box; Item # 74937 All dates from 10/29/2019 - 01/05/202
6337 cases, 50221 lbs
Based on the official FDA remedy
What to do — step by step
Stop consuming the product
Do not eat the recalled Chef Salad Kits due to the risk of Listeria contamination.
Discard or return the item
The record does not specify a specific remedy such as a refund or replacement, so consumers should discard the product or contact the retailer for guidance.
Where it went and when
Where it was distributed
Distributed in 5 states.
Listed by the agency
Not listed
FDA distribution: “Salad kits were sent to Logistics/Distribution Centers in the following states: MD, CT, FL, OH, MO.” States read from FDA’s own wording; “not listed” means the notice does not name it.
The facts (hazard, remedy, dates, manufacturer) are pulled from the official FDA 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: FDA Recall #F-0518-2020 (December 27, 2019) — FDA publishes no per-recall page; this is the official machine-readable enforcement record. Search FDA recalls for F-0518-2020 to see it in context.
Plain-language summary written by qwen3.6:35b-a3b on October 11, 2026, from the official record above. Not reviewed by a person — if it conflicts with the FDA notice, the notice is correct. Report an error on this page.
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