PRESS RELEASE : Public Health Alert Issued for Ready-To-Eat Salads

PRESS RELEASE: USDA FSIS March 23, 2022

USDA Food Safety and Inspection Service sent this bulletin at 03/23/2022 08:40 PM EDT

FSIS Issues Public Health Alert for Ready-To-Eat Salad Containing Meat and Poultry Products Due to Misbranding and Undeclared Allergens

The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) is issuing a public health alert due to concerns that the salad dressing component of ready-to-eat (RTE) salad products containing meat and poultry may contain egg, milk, peanut or wheat, known allergens, which are not declared on the product labels. FSIS is issuing this public health alert to ensure that consumers are aware that these products should not be consumed.