--- title: Salmonella Recalls date: 2021-01-29T12:04:00-08:00 author: admin canonical_url: "https://marlerclark.com/foodborne-illnesses/salmonella/salmonella-recalls" section: Resource Library --- [Foodborne Illnesses](/foodborne-illnesses) / [Salmonella](https://marlerclark.com/foodborne-illnesses/salmonella) / # Salmonella Recalls ### Salmonella recalls are initiated if certain foods are contaminated with Salmonella. When public health officials learn of potential *Salmonella* contamination in a food product, that food is removed from the marketplace to prevent *Salmonella* outbreaks. Recalls of *Salmonella*-contaminated foods are almost always voluntary; however, if a company refuses to recall its products, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) and U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) have the legal authority to detain and seize those food products in commerce. Sometimes companies discover *Salmonella* contamination in their products and issue *Salmonella*-related recalls on their own. Other times, companies recall products for potential *Salmonella* contamination if FDA or FSIS testing has revealed *Salmonella* in a food or if FDA or FSIS has learned of a potential *Salmonella* outbreak associated with a food. ### FDA and FSIS Food Recall Management In the case of FDA-regulated products (all foods except eggs, meat and poultry), FDA’s role is to oversee a company’s recall strategy and to assess the adequacy of the recall. For USDA-regulated products, the FSIS role is well integrated into the recall process. A Recall Committee, which is housed within the FSIS Recall Management Division, makes recommendations to the company about the need for a recall if E. coli contamination is found. Food Recall Classifications have been established for both FDA and FSIS. Guidelines are used to categorize food recalls into 1 of 3 classes, according to the level of hazard involved. ### FDA Recall Classifications: For all food products except meat, poultry and eggs **Class I:** Dangerous or defective products that predictably could cause serious health problems or death. Examples include: food found to contain botulinum toxin, food with undeclared allergens, a label mix-up on a lifesaving drug, or a defective artificial heart valve. **Class II:** Products that might cause a temporary health problem, or pose only a slight threat of a serious nature. Example: a drug that is under-strength but that is not used to treat life-threatening situations. **Class III:** Products that are unlikely to cause any adverse health reaction, but that violate FDA labeling or manufacturing laws. Examples include: a minor container defect and lack of English labeling in a retail food. More information about FDA food recall policy can be found on the [FDA Product Recall page](http://www.fda.gov/ForConsumers/ConsumerUpdates/ucm049070.htm). ### USDA Recall Classifications: For all meat, poultry and egg products **Class I:** This is a health hazard situation where there is a reasonable probability that the use of the product will cause serious, adverse health consequences or death. **Class II:** This is a health hazard situation where there is a remote probability of adverse health consequences from the use of the product. **Class III:** This is a situation where the use of the product will not cause adverse health consequences. More information about USDA/FSIS food recall policy can be found on the [FSIS Food Recall page](http://www.fsis.usda.gov/Factsheets/FSIS_Food_Recalls/index.asp#7). ### More information about Salmonella [December 30, 2022 ###### FDA weighs in on Sun Sprouts Salmonella Outbreak The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA), along with the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) and state and local partners, is investigating a multistate outbreak of Salmonella Typhimurium ... ](https://marlerclark.com/news_events/fda-weighs-in-on-sun-sprouts-salmonella-outbreak) [December 11, 2022 ###### 4 Restaurant Chains That Have Had Salmonella Outbreaks In late June of 2003, the Lake County Health Department (LCHD) was contacted by health care providers who had treated patients for Salmonellosis, and customers who had experienced a diarrheal ... ](https://marlerclark.com/news_events/4-restaurant-chains-that-have-had-salmonella-outbreaks) [October 23, 2022 ###### Raw Fish is Salmonella Risk in California and Arizona ... ](https://marlerclark.com/news_events/raw-fish-is-salmonella-risk-in-california-and-arizona) [September 27, 2022 ###### Andrew & Williamson Fresh Produce Cucumber Outbreak Marler Clark, the Salmonella Lawyers, filed 12 lawsuits and were retained by over two dozen families. As of October 14, 2015, 71 more ill people were reported from 23 states ... ](https://marlerclark.com/news_events/andrew-williamson-fresh-produce-cucumber-outbreak) [1. 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