Durkee Salad Topping Recall: Listeria Risk
ACH Food Companies recalls Durkee Salad Topping due to potential Listeria monocytogenes contamination. Check your bottle's UPC and best-by date.
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Product manufactured with ingredient which may be contaminated with Listeria monocytogenes.
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What happened, in plain English
ACH Food Companies Inc is recalling Durkee Salad Topping in 6.75 oz plastic bottles because the product may be contaminated with Listeria monocytogenes. This is a Class I recall, indicating a serious health risk. The company has not yet provided a specific remedy or return instructions in this record. Read more at govinfonow.com/recall/24180-durkee-salad-topping-recall-listeria-risk.
Source Summary by GovInfoNow · govinfonow.com/recall/24180-durkee-salad-topping-recall-listeria-risk · Updated October 9, 2026 · FDA enforcement record: FDA #F-1853-2016
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“Durkee Salad Topping Recall: Listeria Risk.” GovInfoNow, updated October 9, 2026. https://govinfonow.com/recall/24180-durkee-salad-topping-recall-listeria-risk. Based on FDA recall #F-1853-2016 (https://api.fda.gov/food/enforcement.json?search=recall_number:%22F-1853-2016%22&limit=1).
Why it’s dangerous
Listeria monocytogenes is a bacterium that can cause listeriosis, a serious infection. In susceptible populations, it can lead to bloodstream infections, meningitis, or miscarriage in pregnant women. The hazard exists because the ingredient used in manufacturing may have been contaminated.
Who’s affected
Consumers who purchased Durkee Salad Topping (6.75 oz plastic bottle) distributed nationwide and in the Dominican Republic are affected. Individuals with weakened immune systems, pregnant women, older adults, and young children are at highest risk for serious infection from Listeria.
How to tell if you have this one
Check if you have Durkee Salad Topping in a plastic bottle with a net weight of 6.75 oz (192 g). Look for UPC 047600091366 and best-by dates of JUL 20 17, JUL 21 17, AUG 18 17, AUG 19 17, OCT 05 17, NOV 17 17, NOV 22 17, or FEB 09 18.
- Brand
Durkee- Product
Salad topping labeled under the following brand names: (Product 1) Durkee Salad Topping in plastic bottle, Net Wt. 6.75- Category
Food
What to do — step by step
Stop consuming the product
Do not eat the recalled Durkee Salad Topping due to the risk of Listeria contamination.
Discard or return the item
The record does not specify a remedy, so you should discard the product or contact the retailer for assistance.
Where it went and when
Where it was distributed
Distributed nationwide.
FDA distribution: “Nationwide and in the Domincan Republic. No government or military distribution.” States read from FDA’s own wording; “not listed” means the notice does not name it.
Distributed nationwide.
Recall timeline
FDA terminated this recall 2.4 years 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-1853-2016 (June 2, 2016) — FDA publishes no per-recall page; this is the official machine-readable enforcement record. Search FDA recalls for F-1853-2016 to see it in context.
- 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 FDA notice, the notice is correct. Report an error on this page.
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