Party tray recall sparks warning in 7 states

An appetizer platter recall has prompted a warning in seven states due to potential salmonella contamination.

A recall notice shared to the website of the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) on Friday announced that F&S Fresh Foods had recalled its refrigerated 22-ounce "Mediterranean Inspired Party Tray" product after discovering that "Grecian Delight Tzatziki sauce" included in the platter may be contaminated with the dangerous bacteria.

The recalled products were sold only at Ralph's supermarkets in California and at Smith's stores in the following states: Arizona, Idaho, Montana, Nevada, Utah and Wyoming. No illness associated with the recall, which the company said was conducted "with the knowledge of" the FDA, had been reported at the time of publication.

The trays are packaged in a plastic clamshell and include items like pita bread, apricots, olives, feta cheese and individual containers of dips, including the tzatziki sauce. All of the affected products include "sell-by" dates from 11/27/24 to 12/11/24 and a code that begins with "GH" and ends in three-digit numbers from 325 to 339.

Customers who purchased and still possess the recalled party platters were warned against eating the contents and urged to instead dispose of the items and "clean and sanitize surfaces" that the food touched.

The recall notice asks customers with additional questions to contact the company via phone at 888-449-9386 from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday to Friday Pacific Time.

Newsweek reached out for comment to F&S Fresh Foods via online contact form on Friday night.

The recall was initiated because the potentially tainted tzatziki sauce contains previously recalled American or "slicer" cucumbers supplied by Sunfed Produce. Dozens of people have been sickened nationwide by salmonella linked to the Sunfed cucumbers since the recall was announced late last month.

The FDA said in an update earlier this week that an investigation into the cucumber-linked salmonella outbreak was being conducted in conjunction with the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and "state partners" to "determine whether additional recalls" are needed.

Salmonella is the country's most common cause of food poisoning, while concerns about contamination with the pathogen are a relatively common reason for the initiation of food product recalls.

Consuming salmonella-contaminated food can lead to an infection known as salmonellosis, which usually appears from six hours to six days following consumption and typically lasts from four to seven days, according to the U.S. Food Safety and Inspection Service.

Salmonellosis includes symptoms like abdominal cramps, diarrhea that can be bloody and fever. Severe cases, which can be fatal in rare cases and are more likely to occur in children, older people or those with compromised immune systems, include a range of other symptoms involving joints and the nervous system.