Taylor Farms Hearts of Romaine Lettuce, All Natural, Fresh Hand Selected, Triple Washed and Ready to Enjoy. 10 oz. bags. Taylor Farms, Salinas, CA. UPC 0 30223 04032 3

Recall Insight

This FDA Food action (record #F-0854-2013) was formally reported on January 2, 2013, with the manufacturer initiating the action on December 13, 2012. It is classified under Critical severity (Class I), with a current status of Terminated. Taylor Farms Retail, Inc. is listed as the recalling firm, operating out of Salinas, CA. Federal records indicate 101 cases, 6 x 10 oz packages per case. units are affected, a scale large enough to require multi-state distribution tracking.

The documented reason for this recall is: Positive IEH sample of Listeria Monocytogenes found in Taylor Farms Hearts of Romaine Distribution data in the federal record shows the product reached: CA and FL. Distribution scope directly affects the consumer exposure window and determines whether a recall remains regional or escalates into a nationwide advisory.

To put this record in context, PlainRecalls indexes 83,949 recalls across the FDA, CPSC, NHTSA and USDA FSIS going back to 1995. Within the same product category, the database holds 6 closely related recalls, of which 6 were also issued by FDA Food. That clustering is a signal — repeated actions in a narrow category often indicate a systemic quality-control issue, a supplier-wide contamination, or a design defect that has propagated across product lines. This recall is roughly 13 years old; older recalls can remain relevant because many units enter resale, rental, and secondary-market channels where the original warning never reaches the end user. Always cross-check the recall number against the official agency page before relying on any summary.