New Seasons Market Recalls Ready-To-Eat Sesame Noodle Chicken Salad Products Due to Misbranding and Undeclared Allergens

WASHINGTON, July 16, 2018 New Seasons Market, a Portland, Ore. establishment, is recalling an undetermined amount of ready-to-eat sesame noodle chicken salad products due to misbranding and undeclared allergens, the U.S. Department of Agricultures Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) announced today. The products contain peanuts, known allergens, which are not declared on the product label.

The products were produced on July 13, 2018. The following product is subject to recall: [View Labels (PDF only)]

• 24-oz clear clamshell plastic containers with NEW SEASONS SESAME NOODLE CHICKEN SALAD, with a BEST BY date of 07/18/2018 on the label.

The company operates a kitchen exempt from FSIS inspection and the products produced there do not bear a USDA establishment number on the packaging. These items were shipped to retail locations in Oregon and Washington.

On July 14, 2018, a New Seasons Market employee discovered the problem at the companys retail store, and the company notified FSIS of the problem.

There have been no confirmed reports of adverse reactions due to consumption of these products. Anyone concerned about an injury or illness should contact a healthcare provider.

FSIS is concerned that some product may be in consumers refrigerators. Consumers who have purchased these products are urged not to consume them. These products should be thrown away or returned to the place of purchase.

FSIS routinely conducts recall effectiveness checks to verify that recalling firms are notifying their customers of the recall and that actions are being taken to make certain that the product is no longer available to consumers. When available, the retail distribution lists will be posted on the FSIS website at www.fsis.usda.gov/recalls.

Consumers and members of media with questions about the recall can email New Seasons Market at talktous@newseasonsmarket.com.

Consumers with food safety questions can "Ask Karen," the FSIS virtual representative available 24 hours a day at AskKaren.gov or via smartphone at m.askkaren.gov. The toll-free USDA Meat and Poultry Hotline 1-888-MPHotline (1-888-674-6854) is available in English and Spanish and can be reached from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. (Eastern Time) Monday through Friday. Recorded food safety messages are available 24 hours a day. The online Electronic Consumer Complaint Monitoring System can be accessed 24 hours a day at: http://www.fsis.usda.gov/reportproblem.