Eat Smart Salad Shake Ups - Avocado Ranch/Ranch et Avocats: 5.5 oz. (156 g); US UPC: 7 09351-30177 3; Canadian UPC: 7 09351 30195 7; Product of USA Distributed by Apio Inc., Guadalupe, Ca 93434

Apio, INC. recalled Eat Smart Salad Shake Ups - Avocado Ranch/Ranch et Avocats: in a Class I action — the FDA's most serious tier, reserved for products with a reasonable probability of causing serious health consequences or death on Dec 15, 2018.

The recall was triggered by possible Listeria contamination: "Canadian Food Inspection Agency notified firm of positive finding Listeria Monocytogenes in several varieties of Eat Smart Single-Serve Salad Shake Ups." Listeria monocytogenes can grow at refrigerator temperatures and is especially dangerous for pregnant people, newborns, older adults, and those with weakened immune systems.

The product reached multiple states, recorded by the FDA as "Arizona, California, Colorado, Florida, Iowa, Kansas, Oklahoma, Oregon, Texas, Utah, Washington, Idaho, Kanas, Pennsylvania, Ohio, and Canada - provinces of Alberta, British Columbia, Ontario, Quebec and Saskatchewan." A multi-state footprint means the same lot can surface in households far from the producer. The recalling firm is based in Guadalupe, CA. The FDA has Terminated this recall (first reported Jan 2, 2019), its final lifecycle state, indicating the agency considers the corrective action resolved. The historical record remains useful for tracking a brand's recall pattern over time.