Just hours after the FDA flagged the issue, the country's biggest supermarket chain is warning customers of certain health risks.
The approach of Labor Day provides a prime opportunity to send out summer in style, and a salad kit is an easy way to pack in some nutrition for that picnic or beach day. But here’s a timely heads-up on one popular option sold at several major retailers, including Walmart, with expiration dates active and extending past the holiday weekend.
Tuesday night, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) announced a voluntary recall by Taylor Fresh Foods after a recall was initiated by Latitude 36 Foods, LLC. The recall involves Taylor Farms Honey Balsamic Salad Kit (6/8.3 oz). From provided product photos at the FDA’s link, the salad kit appear to come in bags with a net weight of 8.3 ounces (oz). It is not immediately clear what the “6” listed by the FDA applies to.
The recall is happening because “Master packs — individual packets of dressing and toppings supplied by Latitude 36 Foods and included in Taylor Farms salad kits — incorrectly included Asian Sesame Ginger dressing rather than the intended Honey Balsamic Vinaigrette dressing,” meaning there’s potential for undeclared sesame and soy allergens in the Honey Balsamic Salad Kits.
Anyone with “an allergy or severe sensitivity to sesame and soy run the risk of serious or life-threatening allergic reaction if they consume these products,” cautions the FDA. The agency says no illnesses have been reported in connection with the recall.
Provided product details include:
- Taylor Farms Honey Balsamic Salad Kit 6/8.3oz.
- Code dates starting with “TFRS”
- “Best If Used By” date up to and including September 4, 2025
States the notice: “The product code can be found in the upper right-hand corner of the packaging.”
Early Wednesday, Walmart also posted information to the Product Recalls section of its website, stating the recall affected select Walmart stores in 14 states: Alabama, Arkansas, Delaware, Kentucky, Louisiana, Maryland, Missouri, Mississippi, New Jersey, New York, Oklahoma, Pennsylvania, Tennessee, and West Virginia.
The FDA’s notice listed a more expansive distribution pattern to 25 total states: Alabama, Arizona, California, Colorado, Delaware, Florida, Georgia, Indiana, Kansas, Kentucky, Louisiana, Michigan, Missouri, Mississippi, New Jersey, New York, Ohio, Oregon, Pennsylvania, Tennessee, Texas, Utah, Virginia, Washington, and West Virginia. It does not further clarify which retailers—or potential foodservice vendors, as Taylor Farms also appears to be in the foodservice industry—may have received the recalled kits.
Major grocer Kroger also posted the following details on August 21:
“Affects Kroger stores located in Georgia; South Carolina; Auburn, Alabama; Greater Cincinnati (including Northern Kentucky and Dayton, Ohio plus South Eastern Indiana); Central and Northwest Ohio; Northwestern Virginia panhandle; Michigan; Indiana (except SE Indiana, -Evansville-); Illinois; Eastern Missouri; Greater Louisville area (including Indiana) and Lexington, Kentucky; Hopkinsville and Bowling Green, Kentucky; Nashville and Knoxville, Tennessee; Huntsville, Alabama; Greater Memphis area, Tennessee; Arkansas; Mississippi; Western Kentucky; North Carolina; Virginia; Eastern West Virginia; Eastern Kentucky; Southeastern Ohio; Texas and Louisiana; Dillons, Baker’s, Gerbes, King Soopers. City Market, Fry’s, Fred Meyer, Ralphs, QFC, Smith’s, Food 4 Less, and Foods Co. stores.”
The FDA urges anyone with the recalled salad kits to not eat them and to throw them away. Refunds “are available at the location of purchase,” states the agency.
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