Tomato Recall Expands to Ready to Eat Salads

Taylor Farms Pacific, in Tracy, Calif., is recalling about 22,000 pounds of ready-to-eat fresh salad products that contain meat and poultry because the grape tomatoes used in these products may be contaminated with salmonella, the U.S. Department of Agriculture's Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) announced today.

The potentially contaminated salads were distributed in Arizona, California, Nevada, Utah and Washington.

Taylor Farms Pacific was notified by its tomato supplier, Six L's, that a specific lot of grape tomatoes was being recalled due to potential salmonella contamination.

The products subject to recall include:

• 6.5-oz. plastic trays of "Marketside Chef Salad" with a use-by date of "5/2/11," and the case code "10210276."
• 5.25-oz. plastic trays of "Marketside Cobb Salad" with a use-by date of "5/6/11," and the case code "10210277."
• 12-oz. plastic trays of "Signature Cafe BLT Salad with Chicken" with a use-by date of "4/27/11," and the case code "10218631."
• 12-oz. plastic trays of "Signature Cafe Cobb Salad" with a use-by date of "4/27/11" or "4/28/11," and the case code "10218625."
• 11-oz. plastic trays of "Signature Cafe Chef Salad" with a use-by date of "4/27/11," and the case code "10218627."

Each package bears a label with the establishment number "EST. 34013" or "P-34013" inside the USDA mark of inspection and the use-by date as noted above.

If you bought one of these salads, you can return it to the retailer for a full refund.

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