The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is warning consumers in two states of a potential undeclared ingredient in prepackaged salads that could trigger serious allergic reactions.
A voluntary recall announcement shared to the FDA website on Friday warns that some “Tuscan Salad Bowls” produced by Heinen’s of Warrensville Heights, Ohio, include labeling that fails to mention that the product may contain pecans. The salads were distributed to Heinen’s retail locations in Ohio and Illinois.
The affected salad packages, of varying weight, all have a UPC code of “2-08888- 40849-3” and a “sell by date” of “06.02.24.” The company said that the recall was initiated “after it was discovered that product containing Pecans was distributed in Tuscan Salad Bowls that did not reveal the presence of additional allergens.”
While no related adverse reactions had been reported at the time of publication, the recall announcement asks those with “an allergy or severe sensitivity to Pecans” to avoid eating the salad and to instead discard or return the product.