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title: "Bright Farms: Bright Farms Southwest Chipotle Crunch Kit salad kit — FDA announcement Feb 8, 2024 | Is It on Recall"
description: "Potential Listeria monocytogenes contamination"
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updated: 2026-10-01
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# Bright Farms: Bright Farms Southwest Chipotle Crunch Kit salad kit — FDA announcement Feb 8, 2024

Published notice; closure not supplied

A company announcement posted by FDA. The listing date can differ from the original announcement date. The absence of a termination marker does not prove the recall is currently ongoing.

Source date Feb 8, 2024. Retrieved Oct 1, 2026. Last updated Oct 1, 2026.

Archive changed Oct 1, 2026. USDA FSIS records are unavailable; [check FSIS directly](https://www.fsis.usda.gov/recalls). [Source coverage and dates](https://isitonrecall.com/sources/).

## What the record says

- **Product**: Bright Farms Southwest Chipotle Crunch Kit salad kit
- **Reason**: Potential Listeria monocytogenes contamination
- **Classification**: Not supplied
- **Recalling firm**: BrightFarms, Inc.
- **Quantity**: Not supplied
- **Agency-reported status**: Company recall announcement
- **Source record identifier**: 473a8b0b352884d2

[Open the official record](https://www.fda.gov/safety/recalls-market-withdrawals-safety-alerts/brightfarms-announces-voluntary-recall-southwest-chipotle-salad-kit-due-potential-risk-listeria)

## Lot and product identifiers

| Label field | Details supplied by the agency |
| --- | --- |
| Lot, code or applicability | Irvington, New York (February 8, 2024) –– In response to a voluntary recall initiated by Rizo Lopez Foods, Inc. who produces and supplies cheese products, BrightFarms is voluntarily recalling its Southwest Chipotle salad kit with best-by-dates between 12/31/23 and 2/22/24 due to potential contamination of Listeria monocytogenes in the Cotija Cheese, an ingredient found in the salad kit.; The affected cheese product is contained in a fully enclosed and sealed plastic “masterpack” placed inside the kit and contains a best-by-date through 3/27/24. The product comes in a clear, plastic container. Information about the “best by” date, UPC can be found at the bottom of the package. Pictures to assist customers in identifying the recalled products are found at the end of this announcement.; Product \| Ounce \| UPC Code \| Best-By Date; BrightFarms Southwest Chipotle Crunch Kit \| 5.85oz \| 8-50051-82500-4 \| 12/31/23 – 2/22/24 |

Match all identifying details in the current notice. A brand name alone is not enough.

## Product tables from the announcement

These identifying details come from the company announcement posted by FDA. Check the current notice for revisions.

**FDA company announcement, table 1**

| Product | Ounce | UPC Code | Best-By Date |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| BrightFarms Southwest Chipotle Crunch Kit | 5.85oz | 8-50051-82500-4 | 12/31/23 – 2/22/24 |

Announcement retrieved Oct 1, 2026. [Official announcement](https://www.fda.gov/safety/recalls-market-withdrawals-safety-alerts/brightfarms-announces-voluntary-recall-southwest-chipotle-salad-kit-due-potential-risk-listeria).

## Distribution

The recalled products were distributed to retailers in the following states: Delaware, Maryland, Maine, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, North Carolina, Pennsylvania, Vermont, Virginia, and Washington D.C.

States below are derived from the distribution text, including nationwide wording. They are not inferred from the firm's address.

- [Delaware](https://isitonrecall.com/state/delaware/)
- [Massachusetts](https://isitonrecall.com/state/massachusetts/)
- [Maryland](https://isitonrecall.com/state/maryland/)
- [Maine](https://isitonrecall.com/state/maine/)
- [North Carolina](https://isitonrecall.com/state/north-carolina/)
- [New Hampshire](https://isitonrecall.com/state/new-hampshire/)
- [New Jersey](https://isitonrecall.com/state/new-jersey/)
- [New York](https://isitonrecall.com/state/new-york/)
- [Pennsylvania](https://isitonrecall.com/state/pennsylvania/)
- [Virginia](https://isitonrecall.com/state/virginia/)
- [Vermont](https://isitonrecall.com/state/vermont/)
- [Washington](https://isitonrecall.com/state/washington/)

## Dates in the source

- **Fda listing date**: Feb 8, 2024
- **Company announcement date**: Feb 8, 2024

FDA company pages use the listing date; enforcement records use initiation dates; CPSC uses recall date; NHTSA uses report-received date. These dates are not interchangeable.

## What to do next

Consumers who have purchased the affected products should dispose of the “masterpack” containing the Cotija cheese or discard the full salad kit and present a photo of the product, receipt, or reference their loyalty card history at their place of purchase for a full refund. Retailers have been instructed to remove all recalled products from store shelves.

[Read the current instructions](https://www.fda.gov/safety/recalls-market-withdrawals-safety-alerts/brightfarms-announces-voluntary-recall-southwest-chipotle-salad-kit-due-potential-risk-listeria)

## Related records

[Salad records](https://isitonrecall.com/product/salad/) [Produce records](https://isitonrecall.com/category/produce/) [BrightFarms, Inc. records](https://isitonrecall.com/brand/brightfarms-inc/)