
The safety and integrity of products distributed by Lancaster Foods are a top priority and taken very seriously. Food and Drug Administration on this recall. Lancaster Foods is working collaboratively with the U.S. No other products distributed by Lancaster Foods have been recalled.


Consumers who might still have the recalled products in their refrigerators should discard the items and they should not be consumed. Retailers and distributors have been instructed to ensure the recalled products are removed from all inventories. These products were distributed through retailers and distributors in the states of Maryland, Massachusetts, New Jersey, New York, Virginia, and Pennsylvania. Products can be identified by using the UPC or Item Number codes and the Best if Used by Dates outlined in the table below. The recall was initiated after notification that a random sample of a single bag of Chopped Kale Greens product with a “BEST IF USED BY May 1 2023” date collected by the New York Agriculture and Markets Food Safety Division tested positive for the Listeria pathogen.Ī listing of products subject to this recall are summarized at the end of this announcement. Consumers with these symptoms should immediately consult their health care provider. Although healthy individuals may suffer short-term symptoms such as high fever, severe headache, stiffness, nausea, abdominal pain and diarrhea, Listeria infection can cause miscarriages and stillbirths among pregnant women. Listeria monocytogenes can cause serious and sometimes fatal infections in young children, frail or elderly people and others with weakened immune systems.

The recalled products are beyond their “Best If Used By Date”.

No related illnesses have been reported to date. This recall is due to a possible health risk from Listeria monocytogenes. Lancaster Foods is voluntarily recalling a limited quantity of 3 brands of already-expired Robinson Fresh, Lancaster, and Giant brand Kale, Spinach and Collard Green products produced at the company’s Jessup, Maryland facility.
