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Made Fresh Salads Inc., based in Bay Shore, New York, has recalled all of its ready-to-eat deli-style salads and cream cheese products after environmental testing by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) found Listeria monocytogenes in parts of its production facility.

Newsweek contacted Made Fresh Salads Inc. via telephone outside their regular business hours and is awaiting a response.

The recalled items were sent to retailers and distributors across New York City and include dozens of deli salads, seafood salads, pasta salads and flavored cream cheeses sold under the Made Fresh Salads and Northside brands. The products carried expiration dates between September 3 and September 18, 2026, and some may have been repackaged by retailers into different containers.

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Production and distribution have been halted while the company and the FDA continue investigating the source of the contamination.

The recall comes amid heightened concern over foodborne illness outbreaks in the U.S. In recent months, federal health officials have investigated multiple outbreaks involving Listeria, Cyclospora, Salmonella and E. coli. According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), an outbreak linked to soft requesón cheese supplied by Clover Hill Dairy sickened 15 people in four states, resulting in 14 hospitalizations and one death in Maryland.

Full List of Recalled Products

Deli Style Salads and Prepared Foods

Made Fresh Salads

• 5 lb. black bean & corn salad

• 5 lb. bruschetta

• 5 lb. carrot & raisin

• 5 lb. chickpea salad

• 5 lb. Latin coleslaw

• 5 lb. crab salad

• 5 lb. eggplant caponata

• 5 lb. lemon seafood deluxe

• 5 lb. seafood delight

• 5 lb. shrimp salad

• 5 lb. crunchy vegetable salad

• 5 lb. egg salad

• 5 lb. mushroom salad

• 5 lb. roasted pepper salad

• 5 lb. tuna w/scallion

• 5 lb. Mediterranean tuna

• 5 lb. pasta penne

• 5 lb. pasta spinach feta

• 5 lb. bow tie pesto

• 5 lb. pasta supreme

• 5 lb. cranberry feta rigatoni

• 5 lb. sesame noodle

• 5 lb. tortellini salad

• 5 lb. tortellini pesto

• 5 lb. balsamic tortellini

• 5 lb. rotini shrimp pasta

• 5 lb. Mediterranean couscous

• 5 lb. chickpea cucumber

• 5 lb. quinoa salad

• 5 lb. spicy 3 bean

• 5 lb. Mexican quinoa

• 5 lb. kale chickpea quinoa

• 5 lb. cranberry farro

• 5 lb. kale edamame quinoa

• 5 lb. Mediterranean orzo

• 5 lb. red quinoa hearts of palm

• 30 lb. potato salad

• 30 lb. macaroni salad

• 30 lb. coleslaw

• 7 lb. chocolate pudding (aluminum tray)

• 6 lb. vanilla pudding

• 12 pc. potato croquettes (aluminum tray)

• 12 pc. crab cakes (aluminum tray)

Cream Cheese and Spread Products

Made Fresh Salads

• 5 lb. apple cinnamon cream cheese

• 5 lb. blueberry cream cheese

• 5 lb. bacon scallion cream cheese

• 5 lb. chocolate chip cream cheese

• 5 lb. garlic & herb cream cheese

• 5 lb. jalapeno cream cheese

• 5 lb. jalapeno cheddar cream cheese

• 5 lb. lox cream cheese

• 5 lb. olive pimento cream cheese

• 5 lb. scallion cream cheese

• 5 lb. strawberry cream cheese

• 5 lb. vegetable cream cheese

• 5 lb. walnut cream cheese

• 5 lb. whipped cream cheese

• 5 lb. tofu spread

• 5 lb. tofu vegetable spread

• 30 lb. scallion cream cheese

• 30 lb. whipped cream cheese

Northside

• 5 lb. garlic & herb cream cheese

• 5 lb. lox cream cheese

• 5 lb. scallion cream cheese

• 5 lb. strawberry cream cheese

• 5 lb. vegetable cream cheese

• 5 lb. walnut raisin cream cheese

• 5 lb. tofu spread

Made Fresh Salads Faced Previous Recall

This isn't the first time Made Fresh Salads Inc. products have been recalled. In February, the company recalled several cream cheese and tofu flavors after testing identified concerns about possible Listeria monocytogenes contamination.

Health Risks

Listeria-related recalls remain a significant concern for food manufacturers because the bacteria can survive in production environments and contaminate ready-to-eat foods if not eliminated.

Listeria can cause serious and sometimes fatal infections, particularly in young children, older adults, people with weakened immune systems and pregnant women. While healthy people may experience symptoms such as fever, headache, nausea and diarrhea, infections can also lead to miscarriages and stillbirths. Although no illnesses or deaths linked to the products in this recall have been reported so far, the CDC says about 1,250 Americans contract listeriosis each year and roughly 172 die from the infection.

What Consumers Should Do

Anyone who purchased the recently affected products should stop consuming them and return them to the place of purchase for a full refund. The company has also provided a consumer hotline for questions while the investigation continues. They can be contacted at (718) 765-0082 Monday through Friday 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. ET.

Recent Foodborne Outbreaks

The Made Fresh Salads cream cheese recall is the latest in a string of food safety incidents that have prompted warnings from federal health officials.

Aside from the multistate CDC investigation into contaminated soft cheese products supplied by Clover Hill Dairy, health officials are also responding to a record surge in Cyclospora infections.

The CDC has received reports of 19,595 laboratory-confirmed Cyclospora cases, including 1,043 hospitalizations and two deaths between May 1 and September 8, 2026. Cases have been reported in 49 states and Washington, D.C.

One of the biggest multistate outbreaks has been linked to processed iceberg lettuce from Taylor Farms de Mexico and has accounted for 11,458 illnesses, 495 hospitalizations, and two deaths across 20 states. Although the recalled lettuce has been removed from stores and restaurants, health officials say case counts may continue to rise because symptoms and reporting can delay exposure by weeks.

The CDC currently lists eight active Listeria outbreak investigations nationwide, 21 Salmonella investigations and several ongoing Cyclospora and E. coli probes tied to foods ranging from soft cheeses and sprouts to eggs and lettuce.

Contact Newsweek editors on this story: Megan Cartwright and James Debens

Update, 09/10/2026 9:05 a.m. ET: this article was updated with a map and more information.

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