River Ranch Recalls Retail and Food Service Salads Because Of Possible Health Risk

Salinas, CA – May 19, 2012

River Ranch Fresh Foods, LLC of Salinas, CA is initiating a voluntary recall of retail and foodservice bagged salads, because they have the potential of being contaminated with Listeria monocytogenes following routine random retail salad finished product tests conducted in the marketplace by the Food & Drug Administration.

Listeria monocytogenes is an organism which can cause serious and sometimes fatal infections in young children, frail or elderly people, and others with weakened immune systems. Although healthy individuals may suffer only short-term symptoms such as high fever, severe headache, stiffness, nausea, abdominal pain and diarrhea, Listeria infection can cause miscarriages and stillbirths among pregnant women.

Retail salad products under this recall were distributed nationwide under various sizes and packaged under the brand names of River Ranch, Farm Stand, Hy-Vee, Marketside, Shurfresh, and The Farmer’s Market.

Foodservice salad products under this recall were distributed nationwide under various sizes and packaged under the brand names of River Ranch, Cross Valley, Fresh n Easy, Promark, and Sysco.

The recalled retail and foodservice salad bags have either “Best By” code dates between 12MAY2012 – 29MAY2012 or Julian dates between 116 – 125. The code date is typically located in the upper right hand corner of the bags.

See attached list for the specific salad products, size, package type, UPC codes and states of distribution.

No other products, brands or code dates aside from those listed below are affected by this recall.

There have been NO reported illnesses associated with this recall. We are working closely with the Food & Drug Administration and California Department of Public Health.

Consumers who have purchased this product should not consume it and are urged to return it to the place of purchase for a full refund. Consumers with questions can contact River Ranch at their 24-hour customer service center at 1-888-624-2569.

Consumer Contact: 1-888-624-2569
Media Contact: Kim St George, 831-758-1390

FULL LIST OF RIVER RANCH RECALLED ITEMS

BRAND	PRODUCT NAME	SIZE	PKG TYPE	UPC
River Ranch	Angel Hair	10oz	bag	45388-10031
River Ranch	Chopped Romaine	10oz	bag	45388-88030
River Ranch	Classic Garden	6oz	bag	45388-60001
River Ranch	Classic Garden	16oz	bag	45388-60002
River Ranch	Classic Garden	32oz	bag	45388-60011
River Ranch	Complete Caesar Salad Kit	10oz	bag	45388-60043
River Ranch	Creamy Homestyle Cole Slaw Kit	11.5oz	bag	45388-10037
River Ranch	Greener Garden	12oz	bag	45388-60040
River Ranch	Heritage Blend	16oz	bag	n/a
River Ranch	Iceberg & Romaine American	12oz	bag	45388-60042
River Ranch	Iceberg & Romaine European	12oz	bag	45388-60019
River Ranch	Iceberg Shreds	8oz	bag	45388-60045
River Ranch	Italian Salad	10oz	bag	45388-60020
River Ranch	Restaurant-Style Cole Slaw	16oz	bag	45388-10024
River Ranch	Romaine Garden	10oz	bag	45388-60044
River Ranch	Spring Mix	24oz	bag	n/a
River Ranch	Spring Mix	48oz	bag	n/a
River Ranch	Three-Color Cole Slaw Mix	16oz	bag	45388-10046

Compliments	American Blend	340g / 12oz	bag	68820-10095
Compliments	Caesar Salad Kit	283g / 10oz	bag	68820-10866
Compliments	Coleslaw	454g / 1lb	bag	68820-10097
Compliments	European Salad	283g / 10oz	bag	68820-10094
Compliments	Garden Salad	340g / 12oz	bag	68820-12152
Compliments	Garden Salad	680g / 24oz	bag	68820-12153
Compliments	Garden Supreme	340g / 12oz	bag	68820-10627
Compliments	Harvest Romaine	283g / 10oz	bag	68820-10871
Compliments	Italian Blend Salad	283g / 10oz	bag	68820-10093
Compliments	Oriental Salad Kit	13.5oz	bag	68820-10868
Compliments	Santa Fe Salad Kit	11.5oz	bag	68820-10869
Compliments	Simply Romaine	454g / 1lb	bag	68820-10870
Sensations	Sensations Santa Fe Kit	11.75oz	bag	23682-10600
Sensations	Sensations Asian Kit	7.75oz	bag	23682-10597
Sensations	Sensations Caesar Supreme	10.4oz	bag	23682-10598
Balanced	Caesar Salad Kit	10.4oz	bag	55742-51045
Balanced	Spring Mix White Balsamic Kit	7.5oz	bag	55742-51142

Farm Stand	Iceberg Garden Salad	16oz	bag	41163-45452
Farm Stand	Iceberg Garden Salad	24oz	bag	41163-45453

Hy-Vee	American Blend	12oz	bag	75450-12047
Hy Vee	Caesar Salad Kit	10oz	bag	75450-12050
Hy Vee	Chopped Romaine	10oz	bag	75450-12055
Hy-Vee	Cole Slaw	16oz	bag	75450-12051
Hy Vee	European Blend	12oz	bag	75450-12049
Hy-Vee	Garden Salad	16oz	bag	75450-12052
Hy-Vee	Garden Salad	48oz	bag	75450-12065
Hy-Vee	Garden Supreme	12oz	bag	75450-12046
Hy Vee	Italian Blend	10oz	bag	75450-12048
Hy Vee	Romaine Garden Blend	12oz	bag	75450-12058
Hy-Vee	Shredded Lettuce	8oz	bag	75450-12053

Marketside	Classic Iceberg Salad	6oz	bag	81131-32893
Marketside	Classic Iceberg Salad	12oz	bag	81131-32894
Marketside	Classic Iceberg Salad	24oz	bag	81131-32895
Marketside	Shredded Iceberg Lettuce	8oz	bag	81131-32896
Marketside	Shredded Iceberg Lettuce	16oz	bag	81131-53209

Shurfresh	Cole Slaw	16oz	bag	11161-49088
Shurfresh	Greener Garden Salad	12oz	bag	11161-40133
Shurfresh	Iceberg Garden Salad	16oz	bag	11161-49092
Shurfresh	Romaine Garden Salad	10oz	bag	11161-40134

The Farmer’s Market	American Salad Blend	12oz	bag	30034-30105
The Farmers Market	Angel Hair Cole Slaw	10oz	bag	30034-30266
The Farmers Market	Cole Slaw	16oz	bag	30034-30013
The Farmers Market	ColeSlaw Kit	11oz	bag	30034-99829
The Farmers Market	European Salad Blend	12oz	bag	30034-30125
The Farmers Market	Garden Salad	6oz	bag	30034-30012
The Farmers Market	Garden Salad	12oz	bag	30034-30400
The Farmers Market	Garden Salad	24oz	bag	30034-30363
The Farmers Market	Garden Supreme	12oz	bag	30034-30146
The Farmer’s Market	Iceberg Shredded	8oz	bag	30034-30195
The Farmers Market	Iceberg Shredded	16oz	bag	30034-99888
The Farmers Market	Italian Salad Blend	10oz	bag	30034-30115
The Farmer’s Market	Leafy Romaine Blend	9oz	bag	30034-30364
The Farmers Market	Parisian Salad Blend	7oz	bag	30034-30259
The Farmers Market	Romaine Chopped	10oz	bag	30034-30141
The Farmers Market	Romaine Garden Salad Blend	12oz	bag	30034-30220
Sysco	Spring Mix	48oz	bag	n/a

FOODSERVICE PRODUCTS – Recalled
BRAND	PRODUCT NAME	SIZE	PKG TYPE	UPC
River Ranch	Diced Grn Cabbage w/Color	4 × 5lb	bag	n/a
River Ranch	Shred Grn Cabbage w/Color	4 × 5lb	bag	n/a
River Ranch	Shred Grn Cabb w/Carr	4 × 5lb	bag	n/a
River Ranch	Diced Green Cabb w/Carrot	4 × 5lb	bag	n/a
River Ranch	Shredded Red Cabbage	4 × 5lb	bag	n/a
River Ranch	Carrot Shreds	4 × 5lb	bag	n/a
River Ranch	Valley Blend	6 × 2lb	bag	n/a
River Ranch	California Blend	4 × 5lb	bag	n/a
River Ranch	Chopped Iceberg	4 × 5lb	bag	n/a
River Ranch	Garden with Romaine	4 × 5lb	bag	n/a
River Ranch	Iceberg / Romaine w/Color	4 × 5lb	bag	n/a
River Ranch	Shredded Icebreg (1/4")	4 × 5lb	bag	n/a
River Ranch	Shredded Icebreg (1/8")	4 × 5lb	bag	n/a
River Ranch	Iceberg & Romaine 50/50	4 × 5lb	bag	n/a
River Ranch	Iceberg & Romaine	4 × 5lb	bag	n/a
River Ranch	Shredded Romaine	6 × 2lb	bag	n/a
River Ranch	Spring Mix	3lb	bag	n/a
River Ranch	Chopped Romaine w/ Liner	6 × 2lb	bag	n/a

Cross Valley	Shred Grn Cabbage w/Color	4 × 5lb	bag	n/a
Cross Valley	Chopped Iceberg	4 × 5lb	bag	n/a
Cross Valley	Iceberg Salad Mix	4 × 5lb	bag	n/a
Cross Valley	Garden with Romaine	4 × 5lb	bag	n/a
Cross Valley	Chopped Iceberg w/Color	4 × 5lb	bag	n/a
Cross Valley	Iceberg / Romaine w/Color	4 × 5lb	bag	n/a
Cross Valley	Shredded Icebreg (1/4")	4 × 5lb	bag	n/a
Cross Valley	Shredded Icebreg (1/8")	4 × 5lb	bag	n/a

Fresh n Easy	Shred Grn Cabbage w/Color	4 × 5lb	bag	n/a
Fresh n Easy	Chopped Iceberg	4 × 5lb	bag	n/a
Fresh n Easy	Garden with Romaine	4 × 5lb	bag	n/a
Fresh n Easy	Chopped Iceberg w/ Color	4 × 5lb	bag	n/a
Fresh n Easy	Shredded Icebreg (1/4")	4 × 5lb	bag	n/a
Fresh n Easy	Shredded Icebreg (1/8")	4 × 5lb	bag	n/a

Promark	Chopped Iceberg w/ Color	4 × 5lb	bag	n/a
Promark	Shredded Icebreg (1/8")	4 × 5lb	bag	n/a

Sysco	Shred Grn Cabbage w/ Color	4 × 5lb	bag	n/a
Sysco	Chopped Iceberg	4 × 5lb	bag	n/a
Sysco	Iceberg Salad Mix	4 × 5lb	bag	n/a
Sysco	Garden with Romaine	4 × 5lb	bag	n/a
Sysco	Chopped Iceberg w/ Color	4 × 5lb	bag	n/a
Sysco	Shredded Iceberg (1/4")	4 × 5lb	bag	n/a
Sysco	Shredded Iceberg (1/8")	4 × 5lb	bag	n/a
Sysco	Chopped Romaine	6 × 2lb	bag	n/a
Sysco	Spring Mix	3lb	bag	n/a

Contact Info:: Kim St George; 831-758-1390