RECALL: Voluntary Product Recall Notification – Gyro Sandwich Express Meal Kit Due to Cucumber Ingredient Linked to Baloian Farms Recall
Please review the following recall below, check your inventory for affected products, and take necessary action.
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Summary
Company Announcement Date:
December 06, 2024
FDA Publish Date:
December 06, 2024
Product Type:
Food & Beverages
Reason for Announcement:
May be contaminated with Salmonella
Company Name:
Fresh Creative Foods
Brand Name:
Fresh Creative Foods
Product Description:
The Beef & Lamb Gyro Sandwich Express Meal Kits
Company Announcement
Baloian Farms of Arizona Co. (Baloian) has initiated a recall of cucumbers due to possible health risks due to salmonella. As a result, Fresh Creative Foods is voluntarily recalling one product that contains cucumbers in the tzatziki sauce included in the kit.
The Beef & Lamb Gyro Sandwich Express Meal Kits (UPC: 0-13454-38313-1) have a use by date of 12/24/2024 – 1/6/2025 and were distributed to Sam’s Club warehouses nationally.
Salmonella is an organism that can cause serious and sometimes fatal infections in young children, frail or elderly people, and others with weakened immune systems. Illness usually occurs within 12 to 72 hours after eating food that is contaminated with Salmonella, and the symptoms usually last four to seven days. Symptoms include diarrhea, fever, and abdominal cramps. Children younger than five, the elderly, and people with weakened immune systems are more likely to have severe infections.
Fresh Creative Foods is no longer using cucumbers from the supplier.
Consumers who have purchased these kits should not consume any part of the kits. If you are uncertain about whether the product that you purchased is impacted, please discard it and visit any Sam’s Club for a full refund.
Consumers who have questions regarding this recall may call Fresh Creative Foods at the following number:
Consumer Inquiries:
888-223-2127
Monday-Friday
8:00am – 5:00pm Pacific Time
Company Contact Information
Consumers:
Fresh Creative Foods
888-223-2127
Media:
Linda Riedman
503-267-8373
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* We believe that none of the product being recalled were processed or offered through the national office
* We strongly encourage you to notify your agencies within one business day from receipt of this notice.
* ALL cased and uncased inventories, both at the member level and agency level, need to be checked. This product may have entered member and agency warehouses through salvage, local donations, TEFAP, local purchases, retail pickups, food drives, or other avenues.
* For additional local details, please contact the Health Department(s) for the area(s) your food bank serves.
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About Feeding America Recall Notices
The Feeding America national office issues notifications of all national Class I and II recalls–those involving a health hazard situation in which there is reasonable probability that eating the food will cause health problems or death–and other recalls that may affect the safety of food supplied to network members.
The national office strongly encourages all member product solicitors, operations managers, and others involved in food and grocery distribution to regularly consult resources provided by the United States Food and Drug Administration (FDA) at http://www.fda.gov/opacom/7alerts.html, and the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) at http://www.fsis.usda.gov/Fsis_Recalls/index.asp. Additionally, members can often receive information on national, state, and local recalls by contacting their local health departments.
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