Ballards Farm Tuna Salad Recall: Listeria Risk
Mrs. Stratton's Salads recalls Ballards Farm and other brands of tuna salad due to potential Listeria monocytogenes contamination.
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Potential contamination from Listeria monocytogenes.
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What happened, in plain English
Mrs. Stratton's Salads, Inc. is recalling various brands of tuna salad because of a potential contamination with Listeria monocytogenes. The affected products include Ballards Farm, Laura Lynn, Mrs. Stratton's Salads, and Star Food Products sold in plastic containers between September 30 and November 27, 2019. Consumers should check their refrigerators for these specific items. Read more at govinfonow.com/recall/16567-ballards-farm-tuna-salad-recall-listeria-risk.
Source Summary by GovInfoNow · govinfonow.com/recall/16567-ballards-farm-tuna-salad-recall-listeria-risk · Updated October 11, 2026 · FDA enforcement record: FDA #F-0063-2020
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“Ballards Farm Tuna Salad Recall: Listeria Risk.” GovInfoNow, updated October 11, 2026. https://govinfonow.com/recall/16567-ballards-farm-tuna-salad-recall-listeria-risk. Based on FDA recall #F-0063-2020 (https://api.fda.gov/food/enforcement.json?search=recall_number:%22F-0063-2020%22&limit=1).
Why it’s dangerous
Listeria monocytogenes is a bacteria that can cause serious infections in people who eat contaminated food. Infection can lead to fever, muscle aches, nausea, diarrhea, and in severe cases, meningitis or septicemia, particularly in vulnerable populations.
Who’s affected
Consumers who purchased tuna salad from the listed brands in Alabama, Florida, Georgia, Illinois, Indiana, Kentucky, Michigan, Mississippi, North Carolina, New York, Ohio, Pennsylvania, South Carolina, Tennessee, Virginia, and West Virginia. Individuals with weakened immune systems, pregnant women, older adults, and young children are at highest risk for serious infection.
How to tell if you have this one
Check for tuna salad sold under the brand names Ballards Farm, Laura Lynn, Mrs. Stratton's Salads, or Star Food Products. Look for UPC codes 076010000293, 086854035368, 075217100294, or 077541006051 on 12 oz. or 11 oz. plastic containers. Verify the production dates are between September 30 and November 27, 2019.
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What to do — step by step
Discard the product
Throw away any recalled tuna salad immediately to avoid potential illness from Listeria monocytogenes.
Return for refund
Return the product to the place of purchase for a full refund.
Where it went and when
Where it was distributed
Distributed in 16 states.
FDA distribution: “Product was shipped to the following states: AL, FL, GA, IL, IN, KY, MI, MS, NC, NY, OH, PA, SC, TN, VA, & WV.” States read from FDA’s own wording; “not listed” means the notice does not name it.
States: Alabama, Florida, Georgia, Illinois, Indiana, Kentucky, Michigan, Mississippi, New York, North Carolina, Ohio, Pennsylvania, South Carolina, Tennessee, Virginia, West Virginia.
Recall timeline
FDA terminated this recall 8 months after the firm started it.
- Firm started the recall
- FDA classified it Class I
- Published in FDA’s Enforcement Report
- FDA terminated the recall
Dates from the agency record only; steps without a date are left out.
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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-0063-2020 (September 30, 2019) — FDA publishes no per-recall page; this is the official machine-readable enforcement record. Search FDA recalls for F-0063-2020 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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