Spartan Central Kitchen vs Kerry Foods

Side-by-side food safety comparison from FDA recall data

Verdict

Spartan Central Kitchen has 17 more FDA food recalls on record than Kerry Foods (33 vs 16). Class I (most dangerous) recalls: Spartan Central Kitchen has 0 vs Kerry Foods with 1. Neither brand has active recalls.

Metric	Spartan Central Kitchen	Kerry Foods
Total Recalls Fewer recalls indicates better food safety track record	33	16*
Class I (Dangerous) Most serious recalls, risk of serious health problems or death	0*	1
Class II (Moderate)	33	15*
Class III (Low Risk)	0	0
Active Recalls	0	0
Most Recent Recall	2012-09-10	2014-05-12
First Recall on Record	2012-09-10	2012-06-01

Spartan Central Kitchen has 17 more FDA food recalls on record than Kerry Foods (33 vs 16). Class I (most dangerous) recalls: Spartan Central Kitchen has 0 vs Kerry Foods with 1. Neither brand has active recalls.
, FDA openFDA Food Enforcement API (May 2026)

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Spartan Central Kitchen recall history|Kerry Foods recall history

The side-by-side above pulls the the FDA openFDA enforcement-report API data for both entity A and entity B. What follows is the interpretation — which specific axes carry the most weight for entity A versus entity B, and which differences are large enough to influence a real decision.

Practical use of the comparison: read the data above, then drill into the individual entity A and entity B detail pages for the underlying breakdown. A pairwise comparison answers the relative question; the per-entity pages answer the absolute question.

Source: FDA Recalls, Market Withdrawals and Safety Alerts, 2026.