Source: US Department of Health and Human Services – 3
Summary
Company Announcement Date:
May 28, 2025
FDA Publish Date:
May 29, 2025
Product Type:
Food & BeveragesFoodborne Illness
Reason for Announcement:
Recall Reason Description
Potential to be contaminated with Salmonella
Company Name:
Isabelle’s Kitchen, Inc.
Brand Name:
Brand Name(s)
Kings, Isabelle’s Kitchen Inc., Maple Avenue Foods
Product Description:
Product Description
Salads containing fresh cucumbers.
Company Announcement
Isabelle’s Kitchen, Inc., Harleysville, PA, is recalling 946 cases of refrigerated deli salads containing fresh cucumbers recalled by Bedner Grower’s, Inc. because they have potential to be contaminated with Salmonella, an organism which can cause serious and sometimes fatal infections in young children, frail or elderly people, and others with weakened immune systems. Healthy persons infected with Salmonella often experience fever, diarrhea (which may be bloody), nausea, vomiting, and abdominal pain. In rare circumstances, infection with Salmonella can result in the organism getting into the bloodstream and producing more severe illnesses such as arterial infections (i.e., infected aneurysms), endocarditis, and arthritis.
The recalled refrigerated deli salads were sold to foodservice distributors in the following states: New Hampshire, Florida, Maryland, South Carolina, New Jersey, North Carolina, Pennsylvania, and Virginia and local supermarkets. Any repacked items sold at the supermarket level may not carry the same sell by date as identified on the original package, but would not exceed the original manufacture sell by date.
The product is packed in a white plastic container inside a white or brown corrugated box under the brand names “Isabelle’s Kitchen,” “Maple Avenue Foods,” or “Kings.” Recalled product is identified by the Item Number located on the top right of the white product label, and by the Julian code date located on the right side of the “Use-By” sticker.
Example of a Use By sticker: (See Image Below)
The following table identifies the item name, manufacture date and use by date:
Item #4605 Kings
Kings Greek Pasta Salad
Mfg date Julian code 134
Use by: June 1, 2025
Item #5002B
IKI Greek Pasta Salad
Mfg date Julian code 134
Use by: June 1, 2025
Item #5002B
IKI Greek Pasta Salad
Mfg date Julian code 135
Use by: June 2, 2025
Item #5007B
MAF Mediterranean Pasta Salad
Mfg date Julian code 134
Use by: May 30, 2025
Item #5007B
MAF Mediterranean Pasta Salad
Mfg date Julian code 134
Use by: May 31, 2025
Item #8015B
MAF Crunchy Wheatberry Salad
Mfg date Julian code 134
Use by: June 1, 2025
Item #8031
MAF Quinoa Tabouli
Mfg date Julian code 134
Use by: May 30, 2025
Item #8031
MAF Quinoa Tabouli
Mfg date Julian code 135
Use by: May 31, 2025
Item #8103KT
Powerhouse Wheatberry Salad Kit
Mfg date Julian code 134
Use by: May 27, 2025
Item #8103KT
Powerhouse Wheatberry Salad Kit
Mfg date Julian code 135
Use by: May 28, 2025
Item #8103KT
Powerhouse Wheatberry Salad Kit
Mfg date Julian code 136
Use by: May 29, 2025
Only products listed above with the indicated Julian codes dates are being recalled. No other items manufactured by Isabelle’s Kitchen, Inc. are impacted by this recall.
No known illnesses have been associated with the recalled products to date. All raw cucumbers are washed & treated as a processing step.
Our firm was notified by our produce supplier that seven (7) cases of raw whole cucumbers received by Isabelle’s Kitchen are being recalled by Bedner Growers, Inc. (https://www.fda.gov/safety/recalls-market-withdrawals-safety-alerts/bedner-growers-inc-recalls-cucumbers-because-possible-health-risk) and have the potential to be contaminated with Salmonella. These recalled cucumbers were processed and used in production on May 14 and May 15, 2025.
All distributors and customers have been notified of the recall. They have been instructed to cease sale/distribution of the recalled products, to remove recalled products from store shelves and/or warehouse locations, to destroy recalled products, and to notify consumers that were sold/may have been sold these recalled products.
Consumers who have purchased these products are urged not to consume the products and to immediately discard any uneaten recalled product or return to the store for a refund. Consumers who have purchased the recalled products may obtain additional information by contacting Isabelle’s Kitchen, Inc. at 800-355-7252 (8AM to 5PM EST). Consumers with health concerns should consult directly with their health care providers.
Isabelle’s Kitchen, Inc. is conducting this recall in coordination with the FDA.
Link to FDA Outbreak Advisory
Company Contact Information
Consumers:
Isabelle’s Kitchen, Inc.
800-355-7252
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Content current as of:
05/29/2025
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