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Apio Eat Smart Salad Shake Ups Recall: Listeria Contamination Risk

Apio recalls Tropical Lime/Lime Tropicale 5.5 oz. salad shake ups due to Listeria Monocytogenes contamination. Consumers should check UPC codes and stop using if purchased before December 14, 2018.

🇺🇸 FDA recall #F-0822-2019FoodApio ›
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Recalling firmApio, Inc.4595 W Main St · Guadalupe, CA 93434-1659
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Apio is recalling certain Eat Smart Salad Shake Ups products after Canadian Food Inspection Agency found Listeria Monocytogenes in some batches. This bacteria can cause serious illness, so affected consumers should stop using the product immediately. Read more at govinfonow.com/recall/17958-apio-eat-smart-salad-shake-ups-recall-listeria-contamination-risk.

Source Summary by GovInfoNow · govinfonow.com/recall/17958-apio-eat-smart-salad-shake-ups-recall-listeria-contamination-risk · Updated October 5, 2026 · FDA enforcement record: FDA #F-0822-2019

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“Apio Eat Smart Salad Shake Ups Recall: Listeria Contamination Risk.” GovInfoNow, updated October 5, 2026. https://govinfonow.com/recall/17958-apio-eat-smart-salad-shake-ups-recall-listeria-contamination-risk. Based on FDA recall #F-0822-2019 (https://api.fda.gov/food/enforcement.json?search=recall_number:%22F-0822-2019%22&limit=1).

The FDA announced on Dec. 15, 2018, that Apio Inc. voluntarily recalled Eat Smart Salad Shake Ups due to a Listeria Monocytogenes hazard. The Canadian Food Inspection Agency notified the firm of positive findings in several varieties of the product.

How to tell if you have it

  • Eat Smart Salad Shake Ups - Tropical Lime/Lime Tropicale 5.5 oz. (156 g)
  • US UPC 7 09351-30179 7
  • US UPC 7 09351 30197 1
  • Best Before December 14, 2018; Lot 112 331
  • Best Before December 29, 2018; Lot 112 346

The hazard

The Canadian Food Inspection Agency notified the firm of a positive finding for Listeria Monocytogenes in several varieties of Eat Smart Single-Serve Salad Shake Ups. The recall is classified as Class I.

Context

Other recent recalls of similar products include Made Fresh Salads Tofu Whipped Recall (2026-02-19), Made Fresh Salads Jalapeno Cheddar Cream Cheese Recall (2026-02-19) and Made Fresh Salads Jalapeno Cream Cheese Recall (2026-02-19).

How to tell if you have this one

Check for UPC codes 7 09351-30179 7 or 7 09351 30197 1 on the product label. Products with a best before date of December 14, 2018 or earlier are affected.

  • Brand
    Apio
  • Product
    Eat Smart Salad Shake Ups - Tropical Lime/Lime Tropicale 5.5 oz. (156 g); US UPC 7 09351-30179 7; 7 09351 30197 1
  • Category
    Food
FDA recall event · 5 products

All 5 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
    Arizona, California, Colorado, Florida, Iowa, Kansas, Oklahoma, Oregon, Texas, Utah, Washington, Idaho, Kanas, Pennsylvania, Ohio, and Canada - provinces of Alberta, British Columbia, Ontario, Quebec and Saskatchewan.
Recall numberProduct, codes & lotsQuantity
F-0818-2019Eat Smart Salad Shake Ups - Asian Sesame/Sesame Asiatique; 5.5 oz. (156 g); UPC 7 09351-30241 1, 7 09351 30244 2 Product of USA Distributed by Apio Inc., Guadalupe, Ca 93434; Best Before December 14, 2018; Lot 112 331 Best Before December 29, 2018; Lot 112 346—
F-0819-2019Eat Smart Salad Shake Ups - Avocado Ranch/Ranch et Avocats: 5.5 oz. (156 g); US UPC: 7 09351-30177 3; Canadian UPC: 7 09351 30195 7; Product of USA Distributed by Apio Inc., Guadalupe, Ca 93434; Best Before December 14, 2018; Lot 112 331 Best Before December 29, 2018; Lot 112 346—
F-0820-2019Eat Smart Salad Shake Ups - Raspberry Acai/Framboises ET: 5.5 oz. (156 g); US UPC 7 09351-30178 0; Canadian UPC: 7 09351 30196 4. Product of USA Distributed by Apio Inc., Guadalupe, Ca 93434; Best Before December 14, 2018; Lot 112 331 Best Before December 29, 2018; Lot 112 346—
F-0821-2019Eat Smart Salad Shake Ups - Sweet Kale/Chou Frise Doux: 5.5 oz. (156 g); US UPC 7 09351-30240 4; Canadian UPC: 7 09351 30243 5. Product of USA Distributed by Apio Inc., Guadalupe, Ca 93434; Best Before December 14, 2018; Lot 112 331 Best Before December 29, 2018; Lot 112 346—
F-0822-2019Eat Smart Salad Shake Ups - Tropical Lime/Lime Tropicale 5.5 oz. (156 g); US UPC 7 09351-30179 7; 7 09351 30197 1 Product of USA Distributed by Apio Inc., Guadalupe, Ca 93434; Best Before December 14, 2018; Lot 112 331 Best Before December 29, 2018; Lot 112 346—
Based on the official FDA remedy

What to do — step by step

  1. Stop Using Immediately

    Discard the affected salad shake ups to avoid potential illness from Listeria Monocytogenes.

Where it went and when

Where it was distributed

Distributed in 14 states, and outside the U.S.

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: not listedNVWyoming: not listedWYSouth Dakota: not listedSDIowa: yesIAIndiana: not listedINOhio: yesOHPennsylvania: yesPANew 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: not listedNMKansas: yesKSArkansas: not listedARTennessee: not listedTNNorth Carolina: not listedNCSouth Carolina: not listedSCDistrict of Columbia: not listedDCOklahoma: yesOKLouisiana: not listedLAMississippi: not listedMSAlabama: not listedALGeorgia: not listedGAHawaii: not listedHITexas: yesTXFlorida: yesFL

FDA distribution: “Arizona, California, Colorado, Florida, Iowa, Kansas, Oklahoma, Oregon, Texas, Utah, Washington, Idaho, Kanas, Pennsylvania, Ohio, and Canada - provinces of Alberta, British Columbia, Ontario, Quebec and Saskatchewan.” States read from FDA’s own wording; “not listed” means the notice does not name it.

States: Arizona, California, Colorado, Florida, Idaho, Iowa, Kansas, Ohio, Oklahoma, Oregon, Pennsylvania, Texas, Utah, Washington.

Recall timeline

FDA terminated this recall 3 months after the firm started it.

1. Firm started the recall: Dec 15, 201812. Published in FDA’s Enforcement Report: Jan 2, 201923. FDA classified it Class I: Feb 6, 201934. FDA terminated the recall: Mar 11, 2019420182019
  1. Firm started the recall
  2. Published in FDA’s Enforcement Report
  3. FDA classified it Class I
  4. FDA terminated the recall

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

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  • Official source: FDA Recall #F-0822-2019 (December 15, 2018) — FDA publishes no per-recall page; this is the official machine-readable enforcement record. Search FDA recalls for F-0822-2019 to see it in context.
  • Plain-language summary written by qwen3:4b on October 5, 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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