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Bright Farms: Bright Farms Southwest Chipotle Crunch Kit salad kit — FDA announcement Feb 8, 2024

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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. Source coverage and dates.

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

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Lot and product identifiers

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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

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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

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Product tables from the announcement

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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.

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.

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Dates in the source

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

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